How To Install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore on Debian 12.
What is opensmtpd-filter-senderscore
opensmtpd-filter-senderscore is:
This filter performs a SenderScore lookup and allows OpenSMTPD to either block or slow down a session based on the reputation of the source IP address.
The filter currently supports:
- blocking hosts with reputation below a certain value
- adding an X-SenderScore header with the score of the source IP address
- adding an X-Spam header to hosts with reputation below a certain value
- applying a time penalty proportional to the IP reputation
- whitelisting IP addresses or subnets
There are three methods to install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore 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 opensmtpd-filter-senderscore 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-filter-senderscore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore
Install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore
Install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore 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-filter-senderscore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore
How To Uninstall opensmtpd-filter-senderscore on Debian 12
To uninstall only the opensmtpd-filter-senderscore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore
Uninstall opensmtpd-filter-senderscore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opensmtpd-filter-senderscore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore
Remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore Configurations and Data
To remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opensmtpd-filter-senderscore
Remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opensmtpd-filter-senderscore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opensmtpd-filter-senderscore
Dependencies
opensmtpd-filter-senderscore have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opensmtpd-filter-senderscore package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
