How To Install curvedns on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install curvedns on Debian 10.
What is curvedns
curvedns is:
The curvedns package provides software for DNS/DNSCurve.
CurveDNS is the first publicly released forwarding implementation that implements the DNSCurve protocol
There are three methods to install curvedns 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 curvedns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install curvedns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install curvedns
Install curvedns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install curvedns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install curvedns
Install curvedns 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 curvedns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install curvedns
How To Uninstall curvedns on Debian 10
To uninstall only the curvedns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove curvedns
Uninstall curvedns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall curvedns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove curvedns
Remove curvedns Configurations and Data
To remove curvedns configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge curvedns
Remove curvedns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove curvedns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge curvedns
Dependencies
curvedns have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install curvedns package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.