How To Install python3-dnspython on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dnspython on Debian 9.
What is python3-dnspython
python3-dnspython is:
dnspython is a DNS toolkit for Python. It supports almost all record types. It can be used for queries, zone transfers, and dynamic updates. It supports TSIG authenticated messages and EDNS0.
dnspython provides both high and low level access to DNS. The high level classes perform queries for data of a given name, type, and class, and return an answer set. The low level classes allow direct manipulation of DNS zones, messages, names, and records.
This is the Python 3 version.
There are three methods to install python3-dnspython on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-dnspython Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-dnspython using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-dnspython
Install python3-dnspython Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-dnspython using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-dnspython
Install python3-dnspython 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-dnspython using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-dnspython
How To Uninstall python3-dnspython on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-dnspython package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-dnspython
Uninstall python3-dnspython And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-dnspython and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dnspython
Remove python3-dnspython Configurations and Data
To remove python3-dnspython configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dnspython
Remove python3-dnspython configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-dnspython configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dnspython
Dependencies
python3-dnspython have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dnspython package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.