How To Install ddns3-client on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddns3-client on Debian 9. ddns3-client is Issues dynamic DNS v3 requests

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddns3-client on Debian 9.

What is ddns3-client

ddns3-client is:

Dynamic DNS fixes your domain name when your IP address varies with permanent connections like cable modems. Your ISP may charge extra for DNS. Free dynamic DNS with a range of domain names is available from sites like dyndns.org, hn.org and ddns.nu. You set up an account and domain name with your browser at the dynamic DNS site then update the IP periodically with an appropriate client program.

This package installs a DNS update client, ddns3, for Dynamic DNS version 3 used by server ddns.nu in Sydney, Australia. After server account creation edit /etc/default/ddns3-client to activate ddns3.

There are three methods to install ddns3-client on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ddns3-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ddns3-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ddns3-client

Install ddns3-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ddns3-client using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ddns3-client

Install ddns3-client 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 ddns3-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ddns3-client

How To Uninstall ddns3-client on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ddns3-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ddns3-client

Uninstall ddns3-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ddns3-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddns3-client

Remove ddns3-client Configurations and Data

To remove ddns3-client configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ddns3-client

Remove ddns3-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ddns3-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddns3-client

Dependencies

ddns3-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddns3-client package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.