How To Install opendnssec-signer on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-signer on Debian 12.
What is opendnssec-signer
opendnssec-signer 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 the OpenDNSSEC Signer Engine. The task of the signer engine is to schedule signing operation on DNS zones. Taking input from the KASP, it will automatically sign zones and keep their signatures up-to-date.
There are three methods to install opendnssec-signer 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 opendnssec-signer 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-signer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opendnssec-signer
Install opendnssec-signer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opendnssec-signer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opendnssec-signer
Install opendnssec-signer 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 opendnssec-signer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opendnssec-signer
How To Uninstall opendnssec-signer on Debian 12
To uninstall only the opendnssec-signer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opendnssec-signer
Uninstall opendnssec-signer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opendnssec-signer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opendnssec-signer
Remove opendnssec-signer Configurations and Data
To remove opendnssec-signer configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opendnssec-signer
Remove opendnssec-signer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opendnssec-signer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opendnssec-signer
Dependencies
opendnssec-signer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-signer package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
