How To Install libmicrodns0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmicrodns0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmicrodns0
libmicrodns0 is:
Multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) is a zero-configuration service that allows one to resolve host names to IP addresses in local networks. libmicrodns provides a minimal implementation of a mDNS resolver as well as an announcer.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libmicrodns0 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 libmicrodns0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmicrodns0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmicrodns0
Install libmicrodns0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmicrodns0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmicrodns0
Install libmicrodns0 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 libmicrodns0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmicrodns0
How To Uninstall libmicrodns0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmicrodns0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmicrodns0
Uninstall libmicrodns0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmicrodns0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmicrodns0
Remove libmicrodns0 Configurations and Data
To remove libmicrodns0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmicrodns0
Remove libmicrodns0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmicrodns0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmicrodns0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmicrodns0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
