How To Install opensmtpd-extras-experimental on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensmtpd-extras-experimental on Debian 9. opensmtpd-extras-experimental is experimental addons for the OpenSMTPD SMTP server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensmtpd-extras-experimental on Debian 9.

What is opensmtpd-extras-experimental

opensmtpd-extras-experimental is:

This package provides experimental addons for OpenSMTPD. Using these may cause your OpenSMTPD installation to become unstable, insecure, or worse. Proceed with caution!

Please see each for a description of additional dependencies.

  • Filters:
    • clamav: filter mail through clamd [clamav-daemon]
    • dkim-signer: add DKIM signatures to headers
    • dnsbl: perform DNSBL checks
    • monkey: randomly accept mail with a probability of 70%
    • pause: pause on new connections to avoid “slamming” attacks
    • regex: filter mail using regex
    • spamassassin: filter mail through SpamAssassin’s spamd [spamassassin]
    • trace: trace SMTP sessions This package does not yet provide the language bindings (Python, Perl, Lua, etc.) for implementing additional filters.

There are three methods to install opensmtpd-extras-experimental on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install opensmtpd-extras-experimental Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install opensmtpd-extras-experimental using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install opensmtpd-extras-experimental

Install opensmtpd-extras-experimental Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install opensmtpd-extras-experimental using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install opensmtpd-extras-experimental

Install opensmtpd-extras-experimental 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 opensmtpd-extras-experimental using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opensmtpd-extras-experimental

How To Uninstall opensmtpd-extras-experimental on Debian 9

To uninstall only the opensmtpd-extras-experimental package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opensmtpd-extras-experimental

Uninstall opensmtpd-extras-experimental And Its Dependencies

To uninstall opensmtpd-extras-experimental and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensmtpd-extras-experimental

Remove opensmtpd-extras-experimental Configurations and Data

To remove opensmtpd-extras-experimental configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opensmtpd-extras-experimental

Remove opensmtpd-extras-experimental configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove opensmtpd-extras-experimental configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensmtpd-extras-experimental

Dependencies

opensmtpd-extras-experimental have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opensmtpd-extras-experimental package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.