How To Install libdnswire0 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnswire0 on Ubuntu 22.04. libdnswire0 is DNS encapsulations and transporting (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnswire0 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libdnswire0

libdnswire0 is:

dnswire is a C library for encoding/decoding different DNS encapsulations and transporting them over different protocols.

Supported encapsulations:

  • DNSTAP using Protobuf
  • Frame Streams using tinyframe

There are three methods to install libdnswire0 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdnswire0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdnswire0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdnswire0

Install libdnswire0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdnswire0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdnswire0

Install libdnswire0 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 libdnswire0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdnswire0

How To Uninstall libdnswire0 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libdnswire0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdnswire0

Uninstall libdnswire0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdnswire0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdnswire0

Remove libdnswire0 Configurations and Data

To remove libdnswire0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdnswire0

Remove libdnswire0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdnswire0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdnswire0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnswire0 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.