How To Install mdnsd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdnsd on Debian 12.
What is mdnsd
mdnsd is:
This is a standalone mDNS-SD daemon for small systems. Although still limited in functionality it can announce services like FTP, HTTP, and SSH and respond to scanning (enumeration) requests from tools like mdns-scan.
There are three methods to install mdnsd 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 mdnsd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mdnsd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mdnsd
Install mdnsd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mdnsd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mdnsd
Install mdnsd 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 mdnsd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mdnsd
How To Uninstall mdnsd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the mdnsd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mdnsd
Uninstall mdnsd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mdnsd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mdnsd
Remove mdnsd Configurations and Data
To remove mdnsd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mdnsd
Remove mdnsd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mdnsd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mdnsd
Dependencies
mdnsd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mdnsd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
