How To Install spambayes on Debian 10

Learn how to install spambayes on Debian 10 with this tutorial. spambayes is Python-based spam filter using statistical analysis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install spambayes on Debian 10.

What is spambayes

spambayes is:

SpamBayes uses a different set of algorithm to most statistical spam filters, which enables to dramatically lower the number of legitimate mail classified as spam, through the introduction of an ‘unsure’ category.

SpamBayes can be used as a POP3 or an IMAP proxy, as well as a simple mail filter for use with procmail.

There are three methods to install spambayes 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 spambayes Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install spambayes

Install spambayes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install spambayes using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install spambayes

Install spambayes 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 spambayes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spambayes

How To Uninstall spambayes on Debian 10

To uninstall only the spambayes package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove spambayes

Uninstall spambayes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spambayes

Remove spambayes Configurations and Data

To remove spambayes configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge spambayes

Remove spambayes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spambayes

Dependencies

spambayes have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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