How To Install ip2host on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ip2host on Debian 9.
What is ip2host
ip2host is:
This script is a drop-in replacement for the logresolve.pl script distributed with the Apache web server.
ip2host has the same basic design of forking children to handle the DNS resolution in parallel, but multiplexes the communication to minimize the impact of slow responses. This results in a significant speed improvement (approximately 10x faster), and the performance degrades more gracefully as the DNS timeout value is increased.
There are three methods to install ip2host 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 ip2host Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ip2host using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ip2host
Install ip2host Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ip2host using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ip2host
Install ip2host 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 ip2host using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ip2host
How To Uninstall ip2host on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ip2host package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ip2host
Uninstall ip2host And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ip2host and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ip2host
Remove ip2host Configurations and Data
To remove ip2host configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ip2host
Remove ip2host configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ip2host configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ip2host
Dependencies
ip2host have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ip2host package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.