How To Install drac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install drac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. drac-dev is Dynamic Relay Authorization Control (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install drac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is drac-dev

drac-dev is:

A daemon that dynamically updates a relay authorization map for some MTA (postfix, sendmail). It provides a way to allow legitimate users to relay mail through an SMTP server, while still preventing others from using it as a spam relay. User’s IP addresses are added to the map immediately after they have authenticated to the POP or IMAP server. By default, map entries expire after 30 minutes, but can be renewed by additional authentication. Periodically checking mail on a POP server is sufficient to do this. The POP and SMTP servers can be on different hosts.

This package contains the header file.

There are three methods to install drac-dev 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 drac-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install drac-dev

Install drac-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install drac-dev

Install drac-dev 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 drac-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install drac-dev

How To Uninstall drac-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the drac-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove drac-dev

Uninstall drac-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove drac-dev

Remove drac-dev Configurations and Data

To remove drac-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge drac-dev

Remove drac-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge drac-dev

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Summary

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