How To Install pdns-backend-pipe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-pipe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pdns-backend-pipe
pdns-backend-pipe 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 pipe backend for the PowerDNS nameserver. This allows PowerDNS to retrieve domain info from a process that accepts questions on stdin and returns answers on stdout.
There are three methods to install pdns-backend-pipe 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-pipe 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-pipe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdns-backend-pipe
Install pdns-backend-pipe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdns-backend-pipe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdns-backend-pipe
Install pdns-backend-pipe 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-pipe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdns-backend-pipe
How To Uninstall pdns-backend-pipe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pdns-backend-pipe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdns-backend-pipe
Uninstall pdns-backend-pipe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdns-backend-pipe 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-pipe
Remove pdns-backend-pipe Configurations and Data
To remove pdns-backend-pipe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdns-backend-pipe
Remove pdns-backend-pipe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdns-backend-pipe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdns-backend-pipe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-backend-pipe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
