How To Install php-net-dns2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-dns2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-net-dns2
php-net-dns2 is:
Provides (roughly) the same functionality as Net_DNS, but using PHP5 objects, exceptions for error handling, better sockets support.
This release is (in most cases) 2x - 10x faster than Net_DNS, as well as includes more RR’s (including DNSSEC RR’s), and improved sockets and streams support.
There are three methods to install php-net-dns2 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 php-net-dns2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-net-dns2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-net-dns2
Install php-net-dns2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-net-dns2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-net-dns2
Install php-net-dns2 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 php-net-dns2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-net-dns2
How To Uninstall php-net-dns2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-net-dns2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-net-dns2
Uninstall php-net-dns2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-net-dns2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-net-dns2
Remove php-net-dns2 Configurations and Data
To remove php-net-dns2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-net-dns2
Remove php-net-dns2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-net-dns2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-net-dns2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-dns2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
