How To Install ldnsutils on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldnsutils on Debian 10.
What is ldnsutils
ldnsutils is:
The goal of ldns is to simplify DNS programming, it supports recent RFCs like the DNSSEC documents, and allows developers to easily create software conforming to current RFCs, and experimental software for current Internet Drafts.
This package contains various client programs related to DNS that are based on top of libldns library and DRILL tool which is similar to dig. These tools were designed with DNSSEC in mind and are useful for DNS and DNSSEC testing and debugging.
There are three methods to install ldnsutils on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ldnsutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ldnsutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ldnsutils
Install ldnsutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ldnsutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ldnsutils
Install ldnsutils 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 ldnsutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ldnsutils
How To Uninstall ldnsutils on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ldnsutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ldnsutils
Uninstall ldnsutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ldnsutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldnsutils
Remove ldnsutils Configurations and Data
To remove ldnsutils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ldnsutils
Remove ldnsutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ldnsutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldnsutils
Dependencies
ldnsutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ldnsutils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.