How To Install pdns-backend-bind on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-bind on Debian 9.

What is pdns-backend-bind

pdns-backend-bind is:

PowerDNS is a versatile nameserver which supports a large number of different backends ranging from simple zonefiles to relational databases and load balancing/failover algorithms. PowerDNS tries to emphasize speed and security.

This package contains the bind backend for the PowerDNS nameserver. Zone data will be read from flat BIND-style zone files, and the list of zones needs to be given in a named.conf-style file.

There are three methods to install pdns-backend-bind on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pdns-backend-bind Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-bind using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pdns-backend-bind

Install pdns-backend-bind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-bind using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pdns-backend-bind

Install pdns-backend-bind 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 pdns-backend-bind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdns-backend-bind

How To Uninstall pdns-backend-bind on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pdns-backend-bind package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pdns-backend-bind

Uninstall pdns-backend-bind And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pdns-backend-bind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdns-backend-bind

Remove pdns-backend-bind Configurations and Data

To remove pdns-backend-bind configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pdns-backend-bind

Remove pdns-backend-bind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pdns-backend-bind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdns-backend-bind

Dependencies

pdns-backend-bind have the following dependencies:

• pdns-server
• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• pdns-backend-bind website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-bind package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.