How To Install pdns-backend-lua on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-lua
on Debian 10.
What is pdns-backend-lua
pdns-backend-lua 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 Lua backend for PowerDNS.
There are three methods to install pdns-backend-lua
on Debian 10. 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-lua 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-lua
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdns-backend-lua
Install pdns-backend-lua Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-lua
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdns-backend-lua
Install pdns-backend-lua 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-lua
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdns-backend-lua
How To Uninstall pdns-backend-lua on Debian 10
To uninstall only the pdns-backend-lua
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdns-backend-lua
Uninstall pdns-backend-lua And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdns-backend-lua
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdns-backend-lua
Remove pdns-backend-lua Configurations and Data
To remove pdns-backend-lua
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdns-backend-lua
Remove pdns-backend-lua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdns-backend-lua
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdns-backend-lua
Dependencies
pdns-backend-lua have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-lua
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.