How To Install bind9utils on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9utils on Debian 10.
What is bind9utils
bind9utils is:
This package provides various utilities that are useful for maintaining a working BIND installation.
There are three methods to install bind9utils 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 bind9utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bind9utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bind9utils
Install bind9utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bind9utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bind9utils
Install bind9utils 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 bind9utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bind9utils
How To Uninstall bind9utils on Debian 10
To uninstall only the bind9utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bind9utils
Uninstall bind9utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bind9utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bind9utils
Remove bind9utils Configurations and Data
To remove bind9utils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bind9utils
Remove bind9utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bind9utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bind9utils
Dependencies
bind9utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9utils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.