How To Install pdns-backend-pgsql on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-pgsql
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pdns-backend-pgsql
pdns-backend-pgsql 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 PostgreSQL backend for the PowerDNS nameserver. It has configurable SQL statements.
There are three methods to install pdns-backend-pgsql
on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-pgsql 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-pgsql
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdns-backend-pgsql
Install pdns-backend-pgsql Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-pgsql
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdns-backend-pgsql
Install pdns-backend-pgsql 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-pgsql
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdns-backend-pgsql
How To Uninstall pdns-backend-pgsql on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pdns-backend-pgsql
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdns-backend-pgsql
Uninstall pdns-backend-pgsql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdns-backend-pgsql
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdns-backend-pgsql
Remove pdns-backend-pgsql Configurations and Data
To remove pdns-backend-pgsql
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdns-backend-pgsql
Remove pdns-backend-pgsql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdns-backend-pgsql
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdns-backend-pgsql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-pgsql
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.