How To Install python3-dkim on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-dkim on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-dkim is Python 3 module for DKIM and ARC signing and verification

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dkim on Debian 10.

What is python3-dkim

python3-dkim is:

Python 3 module that implements DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) email signing and verification as well as ARC (Authenticated Received Chain) signing and verification. Supports both RSA and Ed25519 signing and verification. It also provides helper scripts for key generation and command line signing and verification.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-dkim on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-dkim Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-dkim using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dkim

Install python3-dkim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-dkim using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-dkim

Install python3-dkim 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 python3-dkim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dkim

How To Uninstall python3-dkim on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3-dkim package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-dkim

Uninstall python3-dkim And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-dkim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dkim

Remove python3-dkim Configurations and Data

To remove python3-dkim configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dkim

Remove python3-dkim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-dkim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dkim

Dependencies

python3-dkim have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dkim package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.