How To Install libknot5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot5 on Debian 9.
What is libknot5
libknot5 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 libknot5 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 libknot5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libknot5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libknot5
Install libknot5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libknot5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libknot5
Install libknot5 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 libknot5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libknot5
How To Uninstall libknot5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libknot5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libknot5
Uninstall libknot5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libknot5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libknot5
Remove libknot5 Configurations and Data
To remove libknot5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libknot5
Remove libknot5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libknot5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libknot5
Dependencies
libknot5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
