How To Install rbldns on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rbldns on Debian 12.
What is rbldns
rbldns is:
rbldns is a special-purplose DNS server, that provides information about blacklisted IP addresses. This information is typically used by email software in effort to stop spam.
For more information about this technique, see RFC 6471.
There are three methods to install rbldns on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rbldns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rbldns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rbldns
Install rbldns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rbldns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rbldns
Install rbldns 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 rbldns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rbldns
How To Uninstall rbldns on Debian 12
To uninstall only the rbldns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rbldns
Uninstall rbldns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rbldns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rbldns
Remove rbldns Configurations and Data
To remove rbldns configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rbldns
Remove rbldns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rbldns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rbldns
Dependencies
rbldns have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rbldns package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
