How To Install go-msgauth on Debian 12

Learn how to install go-msgauth on Debian 12 with this tutorial. go-msgauth is Go library and tools for DKIM, DMARC and Authentication-Results (program)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install go-msgauth on Debian 12.

What is go-msgauth

go-msgauth is:

Tools included in go-msgauth:

  • dkim-keygen: generate a DKIM key
  • dkim-milter: a mail filter to sign and verify DKIM signatures
  • dkim-verify: verify a DKIM-signed email
  • dmarc-lookup: lookup the DMARC policy of a domain

There are three methods to install go-msgauth on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install go-msgauth Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install go-msgauth

Install go-msgauth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install go-msgauth

Install go-msgauth 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 go-msgauth using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install go-msgauth

How To Uninstall go-msgauth on Debian 12

To uninstall only the go-msgauth package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove go-msgauth

Uninstall go-msgauth And Its Dependencies

To uninstall go-msgauth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove go-msgauth

Remove go-msgauth Configurations and Data

To remove go-msgauth configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge go-msgauth

Remove go-msgauth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge go-msgauth

Dependencies

go-msgauth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install go-msgauth package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.