How To Install knot-module-dnstap on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-module-dnstap on Debian 12.
What is knot-module-dnstap
knot-module-dnstap 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 contains dnstap module for logging DNS traffic.
There are three methods to install knot-module-dnstap 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-module-dnstap 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-module-dnstap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install knot-module-dnstap
Install knot-module-dnstap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install knot-module-dnstap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install knot-module-dnstap
Install knot-module-dnstap 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-module-dnstap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install knot-module-dnstap
How To Uninstall knot-module-dnstap on Debian 12
To uninstall only the knot-module-dnstap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove knot-module-dnstap
Uninstall knot-module-dnstap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall knot-module-dnstap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove knot-module-dnstap
Remove knot-module-dnstap Configurations and Data
To remove knot-module-dnstap configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge knot-module-dnstap
Remove knot-module-dnstap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove knot-module-dnstap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge knot-module-dnstap
Dependencies
knot-module-dnstap have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-module-dnstap package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
