How To Install python-ldns on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ldns on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-ldns
python-ldns is:
The goal of ldns is to simplify DNS programming, it supports recent RFCs like the DNSSEC documents, and allows developers to easily create software conforming to current RFCs, and experimental software for current Internet Drafts.
This archive contains modules that allow you to use LDNS Library in Python programs.
There are three methods to install python-ldns on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-ldns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ldns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ldns
Install python-ldns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ldns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ldns
Install python-ldns 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 python-ldns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ldns
How To Uninstall python-ldns on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-ldns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ldns
Uninstall python-ldns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ldns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ldns
Remove python-ldns Configurations and Data
To remove python-ldns configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ldns
Remove python-ldns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ldns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ldns
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ldns package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
