How To Install ddupdate on Debian 10

Learn how to install ddupdate on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ddupdate is Tool updating DNS data for dynamic IP addresses

Introduction

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

What is ddupdate

ddupdate is:

Updates dynamic IP addresses typically obtained using DHCP with dynamic DNS services such as changeip.com, duckdns.org or no-ip.com. This makes it possible to access a machine with a fixed name like myhost.duckdns.org even if the ip address changes. It is a linux-centric, user-friendly and secure alternative to the ubiquitous ddclient(8)

ddupdate has a plugin structure with plugins for obtaining the actual address (typically hardware-dependent) and to update it (service dependent). It is distributed with systemd support to run at regular intervals and with NetworkManager templates to run when interfaces goes up or down.

The package sports a simple interactive setup script which should be suitable in most cases.

There are three methods to install ddupdate 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 ddupdate Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ddupdate

Install ddupdate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ddupdate

Install ddupdate 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 ddupdate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ddupdate

How To Uninstall ddupdate on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove ddupdate

Uninstall ddupdate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddupdate

Remove ddupdate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ddupdate

Remove ddupdate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddupdate

Dependencies

ddupdate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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