How To Install spf-milter-python on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install spf-milter-python on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 compliance.
There are three methods to install spf-milter-python 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spf-milter-python package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
