How To Install libresolv-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libresolv-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libresolv-wrapper
libresolv-wrapper is:
Makes it possible to contact your own DNS implementation in your test environment. It requires socket_wrapper to be able to contact the server. Alternatively, the wrapper is able to fake DNS queries and return valid responses to your application.
There are three methods to install libresolv-wrapper 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 libresolv-wrapper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libresolv-wrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libresolv-wrapper
Install libresolv-wrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libresolv-wrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libresolv-wrapper
Install libresolv-wrapper 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 libresolv-wrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libresolv-wrapper
How To Uninstall libresolv-wrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libresolv-wrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libresolv-wrapper
Uninstall libresolv-wrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libresolv-wrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libresolv-wrapper
Remove libresolv-wrapper Configurations and Data
To remove libresolv-wrapper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libresolv-wrapper
Remove libresolv-wrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libresolv-wrapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libresolv-wrapper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libresolv-wrapper package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
