How To Install claws-mail-spamassassin on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-spamassassin on Debian 11.
What is claws-mail-spamassassin
claws-mail-spamassassin is:
This plugin for Claws Mail will filter all received email through a SpamAssassin daemon to decide if it is spam or not and process them accordingly.
There are three methods to install claws-mail-spamassassin on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install claws-mail-spamassassin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-spamassassin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install claws-mail-spamassassin
Install claws-mail-spamassassin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-spamassassin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install claws-mail-spamassassin
Install claws-mail-spamassassin 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install claws-mail-spamassassin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install claws-mail-spamassassin
How To Uninstall claws-mail-spamassassin on Debian 11
To uninstall only the claws-mail-spamassassin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove claws-mail-spamassassin
Uninstall claws-mail-spamassassin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall claws-mail-spamassassin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove claws-mail-spamassassin
Remove claws-mail-spamassassin Configurations and Data
To remove claws-mail-spamassassin configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge claws-mail-spamassassin
Remove claws-mail-spamassassin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove claws-mail-spamassassin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge claws-mail-spamassassin
Dependencies
claws-mail-spamassassin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install claws-mail-spamassassin package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.