How To Install ruby-fog-powerdns on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-powerdns on Debian 9.
What is ruby-fog-powerdns
ruby-fog-powerdns is:
This library can be used as a module for ‘fog’ or as a standalone provider to use PowerDNS DNS services in applications.
Fog supports all major cloud providers including AWS, Rackspace, Linode, Blue Box, StormOnDemand, and many others.
There are three methods to install ruby-fog-powerdns 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 ruby-fog-powerdns Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-fog-powerdns using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-fog-powerdns
Install ruby-fog-powerdns Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-fog-powerdns using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-fog-powerdns
Install ruby-fog-powerdns 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 ruby-fog-powerdns using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-fog-powerdns
How To Uninstall ruby-fog-powerdns on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ruby-fog-powerdns package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-fog-powerdns
Uninstall ruby-fog-powerdns And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-fog-powerdns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-fog-powerdns
Remove ruby-fog-powerdns Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-fog-powerdns configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-fog-powerdns
Remove ruby-fog-powerdns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-fog-powerdns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-fog-powerdns
Dependencies
ruby-fog-powerdns have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-fog-powerdns package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.