How To Install dkim-milter-python on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dkim-milter-python
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dkim-milter-python
dkim-milter-python is:
A simple Python mail filter for creating and verifying Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) signatures. While not as featureful as some other implementations, like opendkim, because it is written in Python, it is a good choice for experimentation and customization.
There are three methods to install dkim-milter-python
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dkim-milter-python Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dkim-milter-python
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dkim-milter-python
Install dkim-milter-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dkim-milter-python
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dkim-milter-python
Install dkim-milter-python 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 dkim-milter-python
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dkim-milter-python
How To Uninstall dkim-milter-python on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dkim-milter-python
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dkim-milter-python
Uninstall dkim-milter-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dkim-milter-python
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dkim-milter-python
Remove dkim-milter-python Configurations and Data
To remove dkim-milter-python
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dkim-milter-python
Remove dkim-milter-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dkim-milter-python
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dkim-milter-python
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dkim-milter-python
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.