How To Install nslint on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nslint on Debian 9.
What is nslint
nslint is:
Nslint reads the nameserver configuration files and performs a number of consistency checks on the DNS records.
Nslint understands both ancient style named.boot and BIND 8’s named.conf files (which are also used by BIND 9).
There are three methods to install nslint 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 nslint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nslint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nslint
Install nslint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nslint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nslint
Install nslint 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 nslint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nslint
How To Uninstall nslint on Debian 9
To uninstall only the nslint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nslint
Uninstall nslint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nslint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nslint
Remove nslint Configurations and Data
To remove nslint configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nslint
Remove nslint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nslint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nslint
Dependencies
nslint have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nslint package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
