How To Install libdnssec2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnssec2 on Debian 9. libdnssec2 is DNSSEC shared library from Knot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnssec2 on Debian 9.

What is libdnssec2

libdnssec2 is:

Knot DNS is a fast, authoritative only, high performance, feature full and open source name server.

Knot DNS is developed by CZ.NIC Labs, the R&D department of .CZ registry and hence is well suited to run anything from the root zone, the top-level domain, to many smaller standard domain names.

This package provides common DNSSEC shared library used by Knot DNS and Knot Resolver.

There are three methods to install libdnssec2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdnssec2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdnssec2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdnssec2

Install libdnssec2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdnssec2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdnssec2

Install libdnssec2 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 libdnssec2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdnssec2

How To Uninstall libdnssec2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libdnssec2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdnssec2

Uninstall libdnssec2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdnssec2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdnssec2

Remove libdnssec2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdnssec2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdnssec2

Remove libdnssec2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdnssec2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdnssec2

Dependencies

libdnssec2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnssec2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.