How To Install dnshistory on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnshistory on Debian 12.
What is dnshistory
dnshistory is:
Provide a means for storing a history of DNS/Name changes for the IP Addresses extracted from web log files. The major target being that multiple analyses of older log files do not require re-lookups of IP Address to FQDNs, and additionally maintain the accuracy of the lookup as it was then and not as it is now.
There are three methods to install dnshistory on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dnshistory Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnshistory using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnshistory
Install dnshistory Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnshistory using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnshistory
Install dnshistory 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 dnshistory using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnshistory
How To Uninstall dnshistory on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dnshistory package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnshistory
Uninstall dnshistory And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnshistory and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnshistory
Remove dnshistory Configurations and Data
To remove dnshistory configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnshistory
Remove dnshistory configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnshistory configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnshistory
Dependencies
dnshistory have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnshistory package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.