How To Install maas-dns on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maas-dns on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is maas-dns
maas-dns is:
This package can be safely removed, as the configuration this package performed is now integrated in ‘maas-region-api’.
There are three methods to install maas-dns 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 maas-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 maas-dns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maas-dns
Install maas-dns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maas-dns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maas-dns
Install maas-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install maas-dns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maas-dns
How To Uninstall maas-dns on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the maas-dns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maas-dns
Uninstall maas-dns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maas-dns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maas-dns
Remove maas-dns Configurations and Data
To remove maas-dns configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maas-dns
Remove maas-dns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maas-dns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maas-dns
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maas-dns package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
