How To Install pdns-backend-opendbx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-opendbx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pdns-backend-opendbx
pdns-backend-opendbx 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 OpenDBX backend for PowerDNS. Please install the libopendbx1-DATABASE package to allow OpenDBX to connect to the chosen database.
There are three methods to install pdns-backend-opendbx 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 pdns-backend-opendbx 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-opendbx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdns-backend-opendbx
Install pdns-backend-opendbx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-opendbx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdns-backend-opendbx
Install pdns-backend-opendbx 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-opendbx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdns-backend-opendbx
How To Uninstall pdns-backend-opendbx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pdns-backend-opendbx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdns-backend-opendbx
Uninstall pdns-backend-opendbx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdns-backend-opendbx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdns-backend-opendbx
Remove pdns-backend-opendbx Configurations and Data
To remove pdns-backend-opendbx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdns-backend-opendbx
Remove pdns-backend-opendbx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdns-backend-opendbx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdns-backend-opendbx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-opendbx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
