How To Install python-easyzone on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-easyzone on Ubuntu 18.04. python-easyzone is DNS Zone abstraction Python module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-easyzone on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-easyzone

python-easyzone is:

This module helps managing the common record types of a zone file, including SOA records. The main features include:

  • A high-level abstraction on top of dnspython.
  • Load a zone file into objects.
  • Modify/add/delete zone/record objects.
  • Save back to zone file.
  • Auto-update serial if necessary.

There are three methods to install python-easyzone 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 python-easyzone Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-easyzone using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-easyzone

Install python-easyzone Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-easyzone using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-easyzone

Install python-easyzone 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 python-easyzone using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-easyzone

How To Uninstall python-easyzone on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-easyzone package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-easyzone

Uninstall python-easyzone And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-easyzone and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-easyzone

Remove python-easyzone Configurations and Data

To remove python-easyzone configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-easyzone

Remove python-easyzone configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-easyzone configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-easyzone

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-easyzone package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.