How To Install knot-dnssecutils on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-dnssecutils on Debian 12.
What is knot-dnssecutils
knot-dnssecutils is:
Knot DNS is a fast, authoritative only, high performance, feature full and open source name server.
Knot DNS is developed by CZ.NIC Labs, the R&D department of .CZ registry and hence is well suited to run anything from the root zone, the top-level domain, to many smaller standard domain names.
This package delivers various DNSSEC tools from Knot DNS.
- kzonecheck
- kzonesign
- knsec3hash
There are three methods to install knot-dnssecutils on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install knot-dnssecutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install knot-dnssecutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install knot-dnssecutils
Install knot-dnssecutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install knot-dnssecutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install knot-dnssecutils
Install knot-dnssecutils 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 knot-dnssecutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install knot-dnssecutils
How To Uninstall knot-dnssecutils on Debian 12
To uninstall only the knot-dnssecutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove knot-dnssecutils
Uninstall knot-dnssecutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall knot-dnssecutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove knot-dnssecutils
Remove knot-dnssecutils Configurations and Data
To remove knot-dnssecutils configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge knot-dnssecutils
Remove knot-dnssecutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove knot-dnssecutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge knot-dnssecutils
Dependencies
knot-dnssecutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-dnssecutils package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
