How To Install libkres6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkres6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libkres6
libkres6 is:
The Knot DNS Resolver is a caching full resolver implementation written in C and LuaJIT, including both a resolver library and a daemon. Modular architecture of the library keeps the core tiny and efficient, and provides a state-machine like API for extensions.
This package contains the libkres shared library used by Knot Resolver.
There are three methods to install libkres6 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 libkres6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libkres6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libkres6
Install libkres6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libkres6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libkres6
Install libkres6 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 libkres6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libkres6
How To Uninstall libkres6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libkres6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libkres6
Uninstall libkres6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libkres6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkres6
Remove libkres6 Configurations and Data
To remove libkres6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libkres6
Remove libkres6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libkres6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkres6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libkres6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
