How To Install maradns on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maradns on Debian 9.
What is maradns
maradns is:
MaraDNS is an easy to configure DNS server that functions as an authoritative domain name server. MaraDNS is optimised for serving a small number of domains quickly and efficiently. Well suited to host your own private DNS server for making up subdomains with minimal fuss. Maradns is security-aware by utilising a special string library which is resistant to buffer overflows and mandating to run as an unprivileged user.
For the recursive name server component and IPv6 support see maradns-deadwood. For TCP and domain transfer support see maradns-zoneserver.
There are three methods to install maradns on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install maradns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maradns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maradns
Install maradns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maradns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maradns
Install maradns 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 maradns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maradns
How To Uninstall maradns on Debian 9
To uninstall only the maradns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maradns
Uninstall maradns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maradns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maradns
Remove maradns Configurations and Data
To remove maradns configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maradns
Remove maradns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maradns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maradns
Dependencies
maradns have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maradns package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.