How To Install dnsviz on Debian 12

Learn how to install dnsviz on Debian 12 with this tutorial. dnsviz is Tools for analyzing and visualizing DNS and DNSSEC behavior

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsviz on Debian 12.

What is dnsviz

dnsviz is:

DNSViz is a tool suite for analysis and visualization of Domain Name System (DNS) behavior, including its security extensions (DNSSEC). This tool suite powers the Web-based analysis available at http://dnsviz.net/.

There are three methods to install dnsviz 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 dnsviz Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dnsviz

Install dnsviz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dnsviz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dnsviz

Install dnsviz 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 dnsviz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnsviz

How To Uninstall dnsviz on Debian 12

To uninstall only the dnsviz package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dnsviz

Uninstall dnsviz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dnsviz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsviz

Remove dnsviz Configurations and Data

To remove dnsviz configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dnsviz

Remove dnsviz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsviz

Dependencies

dnsviz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsviz package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.