How To Install libzscanner4 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libzscanner4 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libzscanner4 is DNS zone-parsing shared library from Knot DNS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzscanner4 on Debian 12.

What is libzscanner4

libzscanner4 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 a fast zone parser shared library used by Knot DNS and Knot Resolver.

There are three methods to install libzscanner4 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 libzscanner4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzscanner4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzscanner4

Install libzscanner4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzscanner4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzscanner4

Install libzscanner4 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 libzscanner4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzscanner4

How To Uninstall libzscanner4 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libzscanner4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzscanner4

Uninstall libzscanner4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzscanner4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzscanner4

Remove libzscanner4 Configurations and Data

To remove libzscanner4 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzscanner4

Remove libzscanner4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzscanner4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzscanner4

Dependencies

libzscanner4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzscanner4 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.