How To Install rdnssd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdnssd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rdnssd
rdnssd is:
rdnssd autoconfigures recursive DNS servers on IPv6 networks using ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery (RFC 5006), and can update the DNS resolvers configuration (/etc/resolv.conf) accordingly.
There are three methods to install rdnssd 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 rdnssd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rdnssd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rdnssd
Install rdnssd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rdnssd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rdnssd
Install rdnssd 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 rdnssd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rdnssd
How To Uninstall rdnssd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rdnssd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rdnssd
Uninstall rdnssd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rdnssd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdnssd
Remove rdnssd Configurations and Data
To remove rdnssd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rdnssd
Remove rdnssd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rdnssd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdnssd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdnssd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
