How To Install dlint on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dlint on Debian 9.
What is dlint
dlint is:
This program analyzes any DNS zone you specify, and reports any problems it finds by displaying errors and warnings. Then it descends recursively to examine all zones below the given one (this can be disabled with a command- line option).
You don’t have to feed any BIND conffiles to Dlint. Dlint uses nameserver calls to gather information.
Designed for Unix, dlint is written in Bourne Shell and Perl.
There are three methods to install dlint 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 dlint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dlint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dlint
Install dlint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dlint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dlint
Install dlint 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 dlint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dlint
How To Uninstall dlint on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dlint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dlint
Uninstall dlint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dlint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dlint
Remove dlint Configurations and Data
To remove dlint configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dlint
Remove dlint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dlint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dlint
Dependencies
dlint have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dlint package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.