How To Install amavisd-milter on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install amavisd-milter on Ubuntu 22.04. amavisd-milter is amavisd-new interface for milter-capable MTAs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amavisd-milter on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is amavisd-milter

amavisd-milter is:

This package provides a milter for amavisd-new that works with Sendmail or Postfix, using the AM.PDP protocol.

Replacing the older amavisd-new-milter program, amavisd-milter makes use of the full functionality of amavisd-new. It supports using spam and virus information header fields, rewriting message subjects, adding address extensions, and selectively removing recipients.

There are three methods to install amavisd-milter on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install amavisd-milter Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install amavisd-milter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install amavisd-milter

Install amavisd-milter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install amavisd-milter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install amavisd-milter

Install amavisd-milter Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install amavisd-milter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install amavisd-milter

How To Uninstall amavisd-milter on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the amavisd-milter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove amavisd-milter

Uninstall amavisd-milter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall amavisd-milter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove amavisd-milter

Remove amavisd-milter Configurations and Data

To remove amavisd-milter configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge amavisd-milter

Remove amavisd-milter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove amavisd-milter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amavisd-milter

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install amavisd-milter package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.