Well using the package apt-get install spamassassin seems to have installed it. With the following output:
apt-get install spamassassin Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Suggested packages: razor libnet-ident-perl dcc-client pyzor Recommended packages: spamc The following NEW packages will be installed: spamassassin 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/995kB of archives. After unpacking 3027kB of additional disk space will be used. Selecting previously deselected package spamassassin. (Reading database ... 34175 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking spamassassin (from .../spamassassin_3.1.0a-2ubuntu1_all.deb) ... Setting up spamassassin (3.1.0a-2ubuntu1) ... Starting SpamAssassin Mail Filter Daemon: spamd. Cheers Daniel dave_c00 wrote: > > Thanks for the reply. > > Yeah I think it is Ubuntu 6.06 which I found in my /etc/lsb-release file. > > Do you mean use apt-get to install it.? I have found a help file which > should get me going. I have spamassassin in my /etc/ folder. Does that > mean I can install it from that location? > > > Daniel J McDonald-2 wrote: >> >> On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 06:51 -0800, dave_c00 wrote: >>> I dont have any package manager... >> >> It's software, not a person.... >> >>> The people we rent the server from are >>> absolutely useless and provide no help unless you pay them a small >>> fortune. >>> My server details are as follows: >>> Linux 2.6.22-8-server i686 GNU/Linux >> >> Probably ubuntu 7.10, so apt-get is probably the way to go.... >> >>> Perl 5.8 >>> Spamassassin 3.2.5 >>> >>> I may appear thick but when it comes to Linux I am completely lost... >>> >>> I think I am using qmail if that helps but am unsure as to how to find >>> out >>> what mail system I am using...? >> >> A ubuntu/debian person will need to answer that. I'm much more familiar >> with rpm-based distros. >> >>> >>> Can I use CPAN to install it? >> >> -- >> Daniel J McDonald, CCIE #2495, CISSP #78281, CNX >> Austin Energy >> http://www.austinenergy.com >> >> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Novice-Installation-Help-tp21351780p21354197.html Sent from the SpamAssassin - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
