How To Install libzscanner1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzscanner1 on Debian 9. libzscanner1 is DNS zone-parsing library from Knot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzscanner1 on Debian 9.

What is libzscanner1

libzscanner1 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 a fast zone parser shared library used by Knot DNS and Knot Resolver.

There are three methods to install libzscanner1 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 libzscanner1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzscanner1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzscanner1

Install libzscanner1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzscanner1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzscanner1

Install libzscanner1 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 libzscanner1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzscanner1

How To Uninstall libzscanner1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libzscanner1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzscanner1

Uninstall libzscanner1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzscanner1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzscanner1

Remove libzscanner1 Configurations and Data

To remove libzscanner1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzscanner1

Remove libzscanner1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzscanner1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzscanner1

Dependencies

libzscanner1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzscanner1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.