How To Install libgetdns1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns1 on Debian 9.
What is libgetdns1
libgetdns1 is:
getdns is a modern asynchronous DNS API. It implements DNS entry points from a design developed and vetted by application developers, in an API specification edited by Paul Hoffman. With the development of this API, we intend to offer application developers a modernized and flexible way to access DNS security (DNSSEC) and other powerful new DNS features; a particular hope is to inspire application developers towards innovative security solutions in their applications.
This is the runtime package of the library.
There are three methods to install libgetdns1 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 libgetdns1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetdns1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgetdns1
Install libgetdns1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgetdns1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgetdns1
Install libgetdns1 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 libgetdns1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgetdns1
How To Uninstall libgetdns1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgetdns1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgetdns1
Uninstall libgetdns1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgetdns1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdns1
Remove libgetdns1 Configurations and Data
To remove libgetdns1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdns1
Remove libgetdns1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgetdns1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetdns1
Dependencies
libgetdns1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
