How To Install postsrsd on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postsrsd on Ubuntu.
What is postsrsd
postsrsd is:
PostSRSd provides Sender Rewriting Scheme (SRS) support for Postfix via TCP-based lookup tables. SRS is needed if your mail server acts as a forwarder, and the mail originates from a server with Sender Policy Framework (SPF) enabled.
There are three methods to install postsrsd on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install postsrsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postsrsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postsrsd
Install postsrsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postsrsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postsrsd
Install postsrsd 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 postsrsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postsrsd
How To Uninstall postsrsd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the postsrsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postsrsd
Uninstall postsrsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postsrsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postsrsd
Remove postsrsd Configurations and Data
To remove postsrsd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postsrsd
Remove postsrsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postsrsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postsrsd
Dependencies
postsrsd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postsrsd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.