How To Install libgetdns10 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns10 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdns10
Remove libgetdns10 Configurations and Data
To remove libgetdns10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns10 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.