How To Install libspf2-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libspf2-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libspf2-dev is Header and development libraries for libspf2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspf2-dev on Debian 10.

What is libspf2-dev

libspf2-dev is:

libspf2 implements the Sender Policy Framework, a part of the SPF/SRS protocol pair. libspf2 is a library which allows email systems such as Sendmail, Postfix, Exim, Zmailer and MS Exchange to check SPF records and make sure that the email is authorized by the domain name that it is coming from. This prevents email forgery, commonly used by spammers, scammers and email viruses/worms.

There are three methods to install libspf2-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libspf2-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libspf2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libspf2-dev

Install libspf2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libspf2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libspf2-dev

Install libspf2-dev 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 libspf2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspf2-dev

How To Uninstall libspf2-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libspf2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspf2-dev

Uninstall libspf2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libspf2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspf2-dev

Remove libspf2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libspf2-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspf2-dev

Remove libspf2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libspf2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspf2-dev

Dependencies

libspf2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspf2-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.