How To Install pyzor on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyzor on Ubuntu 22.04. pyzor is spam-catcher using a collaborative filtering network

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyzor on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is pyzor

pyzor is:

Pyzor is a collaborative, networked system to detect and block spam using identifying digests of messages.

Package contains both client and server.

The client can check if an email is a known spam against a pyzor server or report new spam digests to that server.

The server holds the digests database, and handle the client requests.

Pyzor is a reimplementation of Razor in Python.

There are three methods to install pyzor on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pyzor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pyzor

Install pyzor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pyzor

Install pyzor 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 pyzor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyzor

How To Uninstall pyzor on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove pyzor

Uninstall pyzor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pyzor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyzor

Remove pyzor Configurations and Data

To remove pyzor configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyzor

Remove pyzor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyzor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyzor package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.