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