How To Install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
opendnssec-enforcer-mysql 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.
OpenDNSSEC Enforcer, which is a tool to make sure that there are enough keys for all of the zones, and take the policy and key information from the KASP database and turn it into an xml file that the signer can use.
The package contains OpenDNSSEC Enforcer binaries with MySQL backend.
There are three methods to install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql 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-enforcer-mysql 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-enforcer-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
Install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
Install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql 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-enforcer-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
How To Uninstall opendnssec-enforcer-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opendnssec-enforcer-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
Uninstall opendnssec-enforcer-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opendnssec-enforcer-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
Remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
Remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
