How To Install dnswalk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnswalk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dnswalk
dnswalk is:
dnswalk is a DNS debugger. It performs zone transfers of specified domains, and checks the database in numerous ways for internal consistency, as well as accuracy.
There are three methods to install dnswalk on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dnswalk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnswalk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnswalk
Install dnswalk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnswalk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnswalk
Install dnswalk 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dnswalk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnswalk
How To Uninstall dnswalk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dnswalk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnswalk
Uninstall dnswalk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnswalk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnswalk
Remove dnswalk Configurations and Data
To remove dnswalk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnswalk
Remove dnswalk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnswalk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnswalk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnswalk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.