How To Install python-srs on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-srs on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-srs
python-srs 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.
This is the Python 2 version of the module.
There are three methods to install python-srs 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-srs 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-srs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-srs
Install python-srs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-srs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-srs
Install python-srs 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-srs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-srs
How To Uninstall python-srs on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-srs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-srs
Uninstall python-srs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-srs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-srs
Remove python-srs Configurations and Data
To remove python-srs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-srs
Remove python-srs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-srs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-srs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-srs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
