How To Install spf-milter-python on Debian 10

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install spf-milter-python on Debian 10.

What is spf-milter-python

spf-milter-python is:

A Python mail filter to add Received-SPF headers and reject forged mail. Rejection policy is configured via sendmail access file. Updated for RFC 4408/7208 compliance.

There are three methods to install spf-milter-python 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 spf-milter-python Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install spf-milter-python

Install spf-milter-python Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install spf-milter-python using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install spf-milter-python

Install spf-milter-python 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 spf-milter-python using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spf-milter-python

How To Uninstall spf-milter-python on Debian 10

To uninstall only the spf-milter-python package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove spf-milter-python

Uninstall spf-milter-python And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spf-milter-python

Remove spf-milter-python Configurations and Data

To remove spf-milter-python configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge spf-milter-python

Remove spf-milter-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove spf-milter-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spf-milter-python

Dependencies

spf-milter-python have the following dependencies:

• python

References

• spf-milter-python website
• spf-milter-python on packages.debian.org

Summary

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