How To Install ldap2dns on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap2dns on Debian 10.
What is ldap2dns
ldap2dns is:
ldap2dns is a program to create DNS (Domain Name Service) records directly from a LDAP directory. It can and should be used to replace the secondary name-server by a second primary one. ldap2dns reduces all kind of administration overhead: No more flat file editing, no more zone file editing. After having installed ldap2dns, the administrator only has to access the LDAP directory.
ldap2dns is designed to write ASCII data files used by tinydns from the djbdns package, but also may be used to write .db-files used by named as found in the BIND package.
There are three methods to install ldap2dns 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 ldap2dns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ldap2dns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldap2dns
Install ldap2dns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ldap2dns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldap2dns
Install ldap2dns 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 ldap2dns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldap2dns
How To Uninstall ldap2dns on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ldap2dns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldap2dns
Uninstall ldap2dns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldap2dns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldap2dns
Remove ldap2dns Configurations and Data
To remove ldap2dns configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldap2dns
Remove ldap2dns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldap2dns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldap2dns
Dependencies
ldap2dns have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap2dns package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
