How To Install fpdns on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fpdns on Debian 11.
What is fpdns
fpdns is:
A nameserver basically responds to a query. Interoperability is an obvious requirement here. The standard protocol behaviour of different DNS implementations is expected to be the same.
The reality is quite different though. fpdns uses a series of borderline DNS queries to determine the vendor, product and version of a nameserver.
There are three methods to install fpdns on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fpdns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fpdns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fpdns
Install fpdns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fpdns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fpdns
Install fpdns 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 fpdns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fpdns
How To Uninstall fpdns on Debian 11
To uninstall only the fpdns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fpdns
Uninstall fpdns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fpdns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fpdns
Remove fpdns Configurations and Data
To remove fpdns configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fpdns
Remove fpdns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fpdns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fpdns
Dependencies
fpdns have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fpdns package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.