How To Install python-milter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-milter on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-milter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
