How To Install lua-nginx-dns on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-dns on Debian 12.
What is lua-nginx-dns
lua-nginx-dns is:
Lua DNS resolver for the ngx_lua based on the cosocket API.
There are three methods to install lua-nginx-dns 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 lua-nginx-dns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-dns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-nginx-dns
Install lua-nginx-dns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-nginx-dns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-nginx-dns
Install lua-nginx-dns 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 lua-nginx-dns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-nginx-dns
How To Uninstall lua-nginx-dns on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lua-nginx-dns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-nginx-dns
Uninstall lua-nginx-dns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-nginx-dns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-nginx-dns
Remove lua-nginx-dns Configurations and Data
To remove lua-nginx-dns configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-nginx-dns
Remove lua-nginx-dns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-nginx-dns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-nginx-dns
Dependencies
lua-nginx-dns have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-nginx-dns package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
