How To Install libknot12 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot12 on Ubuntu 22.04. libknot12 is Authoritative domain name server (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot12 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libknot12

libknot12 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 libknot shared library used by Knot DNS and Knot Resolver.

There are three methods to install libknot12 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 libknot12 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libknot12 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libknot12

Install libknot12 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libknot12 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libknot12

Install libknot12 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 libknot12 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libknot12

How To Uninstall libknot12 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libknot12 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libknot12

Uninstall libknot12 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libknot12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libknot12

Remove libknot12 Configurations and Data

To remove libknot12 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libknot12

Remove libknot12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libknot12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libknot12

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot12 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.