How To Install domain2idna on Debian 12

Learn how to install domain2idna on Debian 12 with this tutorial. domain2idna is tool to convert domains to IDNA format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install domain2idna on Debian 12.

What is domain2idna

domain2idna is:

This project provides a tool for list or hosts file maintainer that can converts domain to the Punycode/IDNA format.

With domain2idna you can do:

  • Read a given domain and convert it to the Punycode/IDNA format.
  • Read a given URL and convert its base to Punycode/IDNA format.
  • Read a file and convert all non-commented line to the Punycode/IDNA format.
  • Print the converted data on the screen.
  • Save into a file the converted data.
  • Return the converted data (when used as a module).
  • Ignore commented inputs (starts with #).

This package provides the executable scripts.

There are three methods to install domain2idna on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install domain2idna Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install domain2idna using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install domain2idna

Install domain2idna Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install domain2idna using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install domain2idna

Install domain2idna 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install domain2idna using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install domain2idna

How To Uninstall domain2idna on Debian 12

To uninstall only the domain2idna package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove domain2idna

Uninstall domain2idna And Its Dependencies

To uninstall domain2idna and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove domain2idna

Remove domain2idna Configurations and Data

To remove domain2idna configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge domain2idna

Remove domain2idna configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove domain2idna configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge domain2idna

Dependencies

domain2idna have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install domain2idna package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.