How To Install dyndns on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dyndns on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dyndns
dyndns is:
Map dynamic IP address into your.hostname.example.org. A cross-platform solution for DHCP ISP-connected users to obtain permanent DNS, MX, and Web hosting service from a DDNS provider (e.g. dyndns.org). Works anywhere where Perl is installed.
There are three methods to install dyndns 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 dyndns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dyndns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dyndns
Install dyndns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dyndns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dyndns
Install dyndns 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 dyndns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dyndns
How To Uninstall dyndns on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dyndns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dyndns
Uninstall dyndns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dyndns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dyndns
Remove dyndns Configurations and Data
To remove dyndns configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dyndns
Remove dyndns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dyndns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dyndns
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dyndns package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.