How To Install libknot-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libknot-dev
libknot-dev is:
Knot DNS is a fast, authoritative only, high performance, feature full and open source name server.
Knot DNS is developed by CZ.NIC Labs, the R&D department of .CZ registry and hence is well suited to run anything from the root zone, the top-level domain, to many smaller standard domain names.
This package provides development files for internal common shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libknot-dev 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 libknot-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libknot-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libknot-dev
Install libknot-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libknot-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libknot-dev
Install libknot-dev 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 libknot-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libknot-dev
How To Uninstall libknot-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libknot-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libknot-dev
Uninstall libknot-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libknot-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libknot-dev
Remove libknot-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libknot-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libknot-dev
Remove libknot-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libknot-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libknot-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
