How To Install opendnssec-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opendnssec-common
opendnssec-common is:
OpenDNSSEC is a complete DNSSEC zone signing system which is very easy to use with stability and security in mind. There are a lot of details in signing zone files with DNSSEC and OpenDNSSEC covers most of it.
This package contains common configuration files and creates default user, group and opendnssec directories.
There are three methods to install opendnssec-common 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 opendnssec-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opendnssec-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opendnssec-common
Install opendnssec-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opendnssec-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opendnssec-common
Install opendnssec-common 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 opendnssec-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opendnssec-common
How To Uninstall opendnssec-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opendnssec-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opendnssec-common
Uninstall opendnssec-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opendnssec-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opendnssec-common
Remove opendnssec-common Configurations and Data
To remove opendnssec-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opendnssec-common
Remove opendnssec-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opendnssec-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opendnssec-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
