How To Install pysrs-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pysrs-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. pysrs-bin is Python SRS (Sender Rewriting Scheme) binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pysrs-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pysrs-bin

pysrs-bin is:

As SPF is implemented, MTAs that check SPF must account for any forwarders. One way to handle forwarding is to have the forwarding MTA rewrite envfrom to a domain they are authorized to use.

The package also include a package for sign and verify sender addresses with message ID (SES). There is also a base class for sendmail socket server (SocketMap) available.

See http://www.openspf.org/SRS for details.

These are the binaries of the module.

There are three methods to install pysrs-bin on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pysrs-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pysrs-bin

Install pysrs-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pysrs-bin

Install pysrs-bin 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install pysrs-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pysrs-bin

How To Uninstall pysrs-bin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pysrs-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pysrs-bin

Uninstall pysrs-bin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pysrs-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pysrs-bin

Remove pysrs-bin Configurations and Data

To remove pysrs-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pysrs-bin

Remove pysrs-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pysrs-bin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pysrs-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.