How To Install ddclient on Debian 10

Learn how to install ddclient on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ddclient is address updating utility for dynamic DNS services

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddclient on Debian 10.

What is ddclient

ddclient is:

This package provides a client to update dynamic IP addresses with several dynamic DNS service providers, such as DynDNS.com.

This makes it possible to use a fixed hostname (such as myhost.dyndns.org) to access a machine with a dynamic IP address.

This client supports both dynamic and (near) static services, as well as MX record and alternative name management. It caches the address, and only attempts the update when it has changed.

There are three methods to install ddclient on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ddclient Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ddclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ddclient

Install ddclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ddclient using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ddclient

Install ddclient 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 ddclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ddclient

How To Uninstall ddclient on Debian 10

To uninstall only the ddclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ddclient

Uninstall ddclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ddclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddclient

Remove ddclient Configurations and Data

To remove ddclient configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ddclient

Remove ddclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ddclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddclient

Dependencies

ddclient have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddclient package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.