How To Install freeipa-server-dns on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeipa-server-dns on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is freeipa-server-dns
freeipa-server-dns is:
FreeIPA is an integrated solution to provide centrally managed Identity (machine, user, virtual machines, groups, authentication credentials), Policy (configuration settings, access control information) and Audit (events, logs, analysis thereof).
This package adds DNS integration with BIND 9.
There are three methods to install freeipa-server-dns 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 freeipa-server-dns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freeipa-server-dns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freeipa-server-dns
Install freeipa-server-dns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freeipa-server-dns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freeipa-server-dns
Install freeipa-server-dns 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 freeipa-server-dns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freeipa-server-dns
How To Uninstall freeipa-server-dns on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the freeipa-server-dns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freeipa-server-dns
Uninstall freeipa-server-dns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freeipa-server-dns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeipa-server-dns
Remove freeipa-server-dns Configurations and Data
To remove freeipa-server-dns configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freeipa-server-dns
Remove freeipa-server-dns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freeipa-server-dns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeipa-server-dns
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeipa-server-dns package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.