How To Install libknot13 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libknot13 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libknot13 is Authoritative domain name server (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot13 on Debian 12.

What is libknot13

libknot13 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 libknot13 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 libknot13 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libknot13 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libknot13

Install libknot13 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libknot13 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libknot13

Install libknot13 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 libknot13 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libknot13

How To Uninstall libknot13 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libknot13 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libknot13

Uninstall libknot13 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libknot13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libknot13

Remove libknot13 Configurations and Data

To remove libknot13 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libknot13

Remove libknot13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libknot13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libknot13

Dependencies

libknot13 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot13 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.