How To Install pdns-backend-mydns on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-mydns
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pdns-backend-mydns
pdns-backend-mydns 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 MyDNS compatibility backend for the PowerDNS nameserver.
There are three methods to install pdns-backend-mydns
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pdns-backend-mydns 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-mydns
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdns-backend-mydns
Install pdns-backend-mydns Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-mydns
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdns-backend-mydns
Install pdns-backend-mydns 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 pdns-backend-mydns
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdns-backend-mydns
How To Uninstall pdns-backend-mydns on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pdns-backend-mydns
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdns-backend-mydns
Uninstall pdns-backend-mydns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdns-backend-mydns
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdns-backend-mydns
Remove pdns-backend-mydns Configurations and Data
To remove pdns-backend-mydns
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdns-backend-mydns
Remove pdns-backend-mydns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdns-backend-mydns
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdns-backend-mydns
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-mydns
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.