How To Install dq on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dq
on Debian 9.
What is dq
dq is:
The dq package provides software for DNS/DNSCurve. This software is derived from djbdns, adds DNSCurve protection and support for IPv6.
dq is commandline tool similar to dnsq, dnsqr from djbdns. Is used to query DNS/DNSCurve server for specific type of records about a given domain name.
There are three methods to install dq
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 dq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dq
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dq
Install dq Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dq
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dq
Install dq 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 dq
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dq
How To Uninstall dq on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dq
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dq
Uninstall dq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dq
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dq
Remove dq Configurations and Data
To remove dq
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dq
Remove dq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dq
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dq
Dependencies
dq have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dq
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.