How to Install and Uninstall spamd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "spamd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install spamd on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                spamd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "spamd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall spamd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                spamd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the spamd package on Kali Linux

Package: spamd
Source: spamassassin
Version: 4.0.1~pre1-1
Installed-Size: 205
Maintainer: Noah Meyerhans
Architecture: all
Replaces: spamassassin (<< 4.0.0~0.0svn1883440-2)
Depends: spamassassin (= 4.0.1~pre1-1), systemd | rsyslog | system-log-daemon
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Breaks: spamassassin (<< 4.0.0~0.0svn1883440-2)
Size: 73584
SHA256: 4419fa78813798b858f3c120e0de24235eaa437f38aa8285c8caa2be772d882b
SHA1: e99f0f74ecde298be2d9a7ed921a8a5c9e502a79
MD5sum: 7cbb8adad791b7289a555210fe6f831c
Description: Server for SpamAssassin spam filtering daemon
spamd is a daemonized spamassassin process. Intended to be used with
the spamc client, the persistent nature of the spamd server allows it
to avoid the overhead of instantiating the perl for each processed
message.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.spamassassin.org/
Section: mail
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/spamassassin/spamd_4.0.1~pre1-1_all.deb