How To Install spf-tools-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install spf-tools-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is spf-tools-perl
spf-tools-perl is:
A collection of Sender Policy Framework (SPF) tools that are based on the fully RFC-conforming Mail::SPF Perl module. The following tools are included in this package:
- spfquery: A command-line tool for performing SPF checks.
- spfd: A daemon for services that perform SPF checks frequently.
There are three methods to install spf-tools-perl 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-tools-perl 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-tools-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install spf-tools-perl
Install spf-tools-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install spf-tools-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install spf-tools-perl
Install spf-tools-perl 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-tools-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install spf-tools-perl
How To Uninstall spf-tools-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the spf-tools-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove spf-tools-perl
Uninstall spf-tools-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall spf-tools-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove spf-tools-perl
Remove spf-tools-perl Configurations and Data
To remove spf-tools-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge spf-tools-perl
Remove spf-tools-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove spf-tools-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spf-tools-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install spf-tools-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
