How To Install knot-resolver-module-http on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-resolver-module-http on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is knot-resolver-module-http
knot-resolver-module-http is:
The Knot DNS Resolver is a caching full resolver implementation written in C and LuaJIT, including both a resolver library and a daemon. Modular architecture of the library keeps the core tiny and efficient, and provides a state-machine like API for extensions. There are three built-in modules - iterator, cache, validator, and many external.
This package contains HTTP/2 module for local visualization of the resolver cache and queries.
There are three methods to install knot-resolver-module-http on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install knot-resolver-module-http 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-resolver-module-http using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install knot-resolver-module-http
Install knot-resolver-module-http Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install knot-resolver-module-http using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install knot-resolver-module-http
Install knot-resolver-module-http 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 knot-resolver-module-http using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install knot-resolver-module-http
How To Uninstall knot-resolver-module-http on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the knot-resolver-module-http package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove knot-resolver-module-http
Uninstall knot-resolver-module-http And Its Dependencies
To uninstall knot-resolver-module-http and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove knot-resolver-module-http
Remove knot-resolver-module-http Configurations and Data
To remove knot-resolver-module-http configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge knot-resolver-module-http
Remove knot-resolver-module-http configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove knot-resolver-module-http configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge knot-resolver-module-http
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-resolver-module-http package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.