How To Install libjdns2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjdns2 on Debian 12.
What is libjdns2
libjdns2 is:
JDNS is a simple DNS implementation that can perform normal DNS queries of any record type (notably SRV), as well as Multicast DNS queries and advertising. Multicast support is based on Jeremie Miller’s “mdnsd” implementation.
There are three methods to install libjdns2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libjdns2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjdns2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjdns2
Install libjdns2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjdns2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjdns2
Install libjdns2 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 libjdns2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjdns2
How To Uninstall libjdns2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libjdns2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjdns2
Uninstall libjdns2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjdns2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjdns2
Remove libjdns2 Configurations and Data
To remove libjdns2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjdns2
Remove libjdns2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjdns2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjdns2
Dependencies
libjdns2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjdns2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
