How To Install libknot7 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot7 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libknot7
libknot7 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 libknot7 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 libknot7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libknot7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libknot7
Install libknot7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libknot7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libknot7
Install libknot7 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 libknot7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libknot7
How To Uninstall libknot7 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libknot7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libknot7
Uninstall libknot7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libknot7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libknot7
Remove libknot7 Configurations and Data
To remove libknot7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libknot7
Remove libknot7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libknot7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libknot7
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libknot7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
