How To Install isbg on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install isbg
on Debian 11.
What is isbg
isbg is:
isbg is a script that makes it easy to scan an IMAP inbox for spam using SpamAssassin and get your spam moved to another folder.
Unlike the normal mode of deployments for SpamAssassin, isbg does not need to be involved in mail delivery, and can run on completely different machines to where your mailbox actually is. So this is the perfect tool to take good care of your ISP mailbox without having to leave it.
There are three methods to install isbg
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 isbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install isbg
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install isbg
Install isbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install isbg
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install isbg
Install isbg 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 isbg
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install isbg
How To Uninstall isbg on Debian 11
To uninstall only the isbg
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove isbg
Uninstall isbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall isbg
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove isbg
Remove isbg Configurations and Data
To remove isbg
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge isbg
Remove isbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove isbg
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isbg
Dependencies
isbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install isbg
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.