How To Install python-spf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-spf
python-spf is:
This module provides SPF (Sender Policy Framework) for Python. It is RFC 7208 compliant.
For more information about SPF see http://www.openspf.org/
There are three methods to install python-spf 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-spf 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-spf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-spf
Install python-spf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-spf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-spf
Install python-spf 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-spf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-spf
How To Uninstall python-spf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-spf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-spf
Uninstall python-spf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-spf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-spf
Remove python-spf Configurations and Data
To remove python-spf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-spf
Remove python-spf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-spf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-spf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
