How To Install dq on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dq on Debian 10.
What is dq
dq is:
The dq package provides software for DNS/DNSCurve. This software is derived from djbdns, adds DNSCurve protection and support for IPv6.
dq is commandline tool similar to dnsq, dnsqr from djbdns. Is used to query DNS/DNSCurve server for specific type of records about a given domain name.
There are three methods to install dq 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 dq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dq
Install dq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dq
Install dq 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 dq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dq
How To Uninstall dq on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dq
Uninstall dq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dq
Remove dq Configurations and Data
To remove dq configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dq
Remove dq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dq
Dependencies
dq have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dq package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
