How To Install nsd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsd on CentOS 7. nsd is Fast and lean authoritative DNS Name Server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsd on CentOS 7.

What is nsd

NSD is a complete implementation of an authoritative DNS name server. For further information about what NSD is and what NSD is not please consult the REQUIREMENTS document which is a part of this distribution.

We can use yum or dnf to install nsd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nsd.

Install nsd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nsd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nsd

Install nsd on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install nsd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nsd

How To Uninstall nsd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove nsd

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nsd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.