How To Install spamassassin-rules-ja on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install spamassassin-rules-ja on Ubuntu 18.04. spamassassin-rules-ja is Japanese filter rules for spamassassin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install spamassassin-rules-ja on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is spamassassin-rules-ja

spamassassin-rules-ja is:

This package inclues Japanese filter rules for spamassassin.

spamassassin is a very powerful and fully configurable spam filter with numerous features including automatic white-listing, RBL testing, header and body text analysis. It is designed to be called from a user’s .procmail or .forward file, but can be integrated into your Mail Transport Agent (MTA).

There are three methods to install spamassassin-rules-ja 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-rules-ja 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-rules-ja using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install spamassassin-rules-ja

Install spamassassin-rules-ja Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install spamassassin-rules-ja using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install spamassassin-rules-ja

Install spamassassin-rules-ja 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-rules-ja using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spamassassin-rules-ja

How To Uninstall spamassassin-rules-ja on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the spamassassin-rules-ja package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove spamassassin-rules-ja

Uninstall spamassassin-rules-ja And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spamassassin-rules-ja

Remove spamassassin-rules-ja Configurations and Data

To remove spamassassin-rules-ja configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge spamassassin-rules-ja

Remove spamassassin-rules-ja configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove spamassassin-rules-ja configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spamassassin-rules-ja

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Summary

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