How To Install spamassassin-heatu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install spamassassin-heatu on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is spamassassin-heatu
spamassassin-heatu is:
Check or clean the SpamAssassin auto-whitelist (AWL) database file; also called the SpamAssassin Heuristic Email Address Tracker file.
The Auto-WhiteList feature in Spamassassing tracks scores from messages previously received and adjusts the message score, either by boosting messages from senders who send ham or penalizing senders who have sent spam previously. This not only treats some senders as if they were whitelisted but also treats spammers as if they were blacklisted.
This and enhanced version of the original AWL tool. The AWL database can be examined and pruned; single email entries can be removed. This is useful when a spammer sends one or more ham messages before sending spam.
There are three methods to install spamassassin-heatu 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 spamassassin-heatu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install spamassassin-heatu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install spamassassin-heatu
Install spamassassin-heatu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install spamassassin-heatu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install spamassassin-heatu
Install spamassassin-heatu 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 spamassassin-heatu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install spamassassin-heatu
How To Uninstall spamassassin-heatu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the spamassassin-heatu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove spamassassin-heatu
Uninstall spamassassin-heatu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall spamassassin-heatu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove spamassassin-heatu
Remove spamassassin-heatu Configurations and Data
To remove spamassassin-heatu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge spamassassin-heatu
Remove spamassassin-heatu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove spamassassin-heatu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spamassassin-heatu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spamassassin-heatu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
