How To Install libgetdns10 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns10 on Debian 11. libgetdns10 is modern asynchronous DNS API (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns10 on Debian 11.

What is libgetdns10

libgetdns10 is:

getdns is a modern asynchronous DNS API. It implements DNS entry points from a design developed and vetted by application developers, in an API specification edited by Paul Hoffman. This API intends to offer application developers a modernized and flexible way to access DNS security (DNSSEC) and other powerful new DNS features; a particular hope is to inspire application developers towards innovative security solutions in their applications.

This is the runtime package of the library.

There are three methods to install libgetdns10 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgetdns10 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetdns10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgetdns10

Install libgetdns10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetdns10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgetdns10

Install libgetdns10 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 libgetdns10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgetdns10

How To Uninstall libgetdns10 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgetdns10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgetdns10

Uninstall libgetdns10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgetdns10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdns10

Remove libgetdns10 Configurations and Data

To remove libgetdns10 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdns10

Remove libgetdns10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgetdns10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetdns10

Dependencies

libgetdns10 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns10 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.