How To Install pyzor-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyzor-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. pyzor-doc is spam-catcher using a collaborative filtering network (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyzor-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pyzor-doc

pyzor-doc is:

Pyzor is a collaborative, networked system to detect and block spam using identifying digests of messages.

Package contains both client and server.

The client can check if an email is a known spam against a pyzor server or report new spam digests to that server.

The server holds the digests database, and handle the client requests.

Pyzor is a reimplementation of Razor in Python.

This is the documentation package.

There are three methods to install pyzor-doc 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 pyzor-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pyzor-doc

Install pyzor-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pyzor-doc

Install pyzor-doc 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 pyzor-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyzor-doc

How To Uninstall pyzor-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pyzor-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyzor-doc

Uninstall pyzor-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pyzor-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyzor-doc

Remove pyzor-doc Configurations and Data

To remove pyzor-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyzor-doc

Remove pyzor-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyzor-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyzor-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.