How To Install pdns-backend-tinydns on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-tinydns on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pdns-backend-tinydns
pdns-backend-tinydns 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 tinydns compatibility backend for PowerDNS.
There are three methods to install pdns-backend-tinydns on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-tinydns 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-tinydns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdns-backend-tinydns
Install pdns-backend-tinydns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-tinydns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdns-backend-tinydns
Install pdns-backend-tinydns 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-tinydns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdns-backend-tinydns
How To Uninstall pdns-backend-tinydns on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pdns-backend-tinydns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdns-backend-tinydns
Uninstall pdns-backend-tinydns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdns-backend-tinydns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdns-backend-tinydns
Remove pdns-backend-tinydns Configurations and Data
To remove pdns-backend-tinydns configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdns-backend-tinydns
Remove pdns-backend-tinydns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdns-backend-tinydns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdns-backend-tinydns
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-tinydns package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
