How To Install libdns1100 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdns1100 on Ubuntu 18.04. libdns1100 is DNS Shared Library used by BIND

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdns1100 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libdns1100

libdns1100 is:

The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) implements an Internet domain name server. BIND is the most widely-used name server software on the Internet, and is supported by the Internet Software Consortium, www.isc.org.

This package delivers the libdns shared library used by BIND’s daemons and clients.

There are three methods to install libdns1100 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdns1100 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdns1100 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdns1100

Install libdns1100 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdns1100 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdns1100

Install libdns1100 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 libdns1100 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdns1100

How To Uninstall libdns1100 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libdns1100 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdns1100

Uninstall libdns1100 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdns1100 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdns1100

Remove libdns1100 Configurations and Data

To remove libdns1100 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdns1100

Remove libdns1100 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdns1100 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdns1100

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdns1100 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.