How To Install libdnsjava-java on Debian 10

Learn how to install libdnsjava-java on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libdnsjava-java is Implementation of DNS in Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnsjava-java on Debian 10.

What is libdnsjava-java

libdnsjava-java is:

dnsjava is an implementation of DNS in Java. It can be used for queries, zone transfers, and dynamic updates. It includes a cache which can be used by clients, and a minimal implementation of a server.

There are three methods to install libdnsjava-java 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 libdnsjava-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdnsjava-java

Install libdnsjava-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libdnsjava-java

Install libdnsjava-java 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 libdnsjava-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdnsjava-java

How To Uninstall libdnsjava-java on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libdnsjava-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdnsjava-java

Uninstall libdnsjava-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdnsjava-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdnsjava-java

Remove libdnsjava-java Configurations and Data

To remove libdnsjava-java configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdnsjava-java

Remove libdnsjava-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdnsjava-java

Dependencies

libdnsjava-java have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdnsjava-java package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.