How To Install libknot11 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot11 on Debian 11. libknot11 is Authoritative domain name server (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot11 on Debian 11.

What is libknot11

libknot11 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 libknot shared library used by Knot DNS and Knot Resolver.

There are three methods to install libknot11 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 libknot11 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libknot11 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libknot11

Install libknot11 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libknot11 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libknot11

Install libknot11 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 libknot11 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libknot11

How To Uninstall libknot11 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libknot11 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libknot11

Uninstall libknot11 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libknot11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libknot11

Remove libknot11 Configurations and Data

To remove libknot11 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libknot11

Remove libknot11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libknot11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libknot11

Dependencies

libknot11 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot11 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.