How To Install python-milter on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-milter on Debian 9.

What is python-milter

python-milter is:

Python milter provides Python extensions for the Milter protocol traditionally used by Sendmail and now also used by Postfix. It provides a thin layer of Python over the Milter protocol.

There are three methods to install python-milter 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 python-milter Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-milter

Install python-milter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-milter

Install python-milter 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 python-milter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-milter

How To Uninstall python-milter on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-milter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-milter

Uninstall python-milter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-milter

Remove python-milter Configurations and Data

To remove python-milter configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-milter

Remove python-milter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-milter

Dependencies

python-milter have the following dependencies:

• python
• python
• python

References

• python-milter website

Summary

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