How To Install pdns-backend-ldap on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-ldap
on Debian 12.
What is pdns-backend-ldap
pdns-backend-ldap is:
PowerDNS is a versatile nameserver which supports a large number of different backends ranging from simple zonefiles to relational databases and load balancing/failover algorithms. PowerDNS tries to emphasize speed and security.
This package contains the LDAP backend for the PowerDNS nameserver.
There are three methods to install pdns-backend-ldap
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pdns-backend-ldap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-ldap
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdns-backend-ldap
Install pdns-backend-ldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-ldap
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdns-backend-ldap
Install pdns-backend-ldap 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 pdns-backend-ldap
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdns-backend-ldap
How To Uninstall pdns-backend-ldap on Debian 12
To uninstall only the pdns-backend-ldap
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdns-backend-ldap
Uninstall pdns-backend-ldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdns-backend-ldap
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdns-backend-ldap
Remove pdns-backend-ldap Configurations and Data
To remove pdns-backend-ldap
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdns-backend-ldap
Remove pdns-backend-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdns-backend-ldap
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdns-backend-ldap
Dependencies
pdns-backend-ldap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-ldap
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.