How To Install bind9-dyndb-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-dyndb-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04. bind9-dyndb-ldap is LDAP back-end plug-in for BIND

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-dyndb-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is bind9-dyndb-ldap

bind9-dyndb-ldap is:

This package provides an LDAP back-end plug-in for BIND. It features support for dynamic updates and internal caching, to lift the load off of your LDAP server.

There are three methods to install bind9-dyndb-ldap 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 bind9-dyndb-ldap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bind9-dyndb-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bind9-dyndb-ldap

Install bind9-dyndb-ldap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bind9-dyndb-ldap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bind9-dyndb-ldap

Install bind9-dyndb-ldap 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 bind9-dyndb-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bind9-dyndb-ldap

How To Uninstall bind9-dyndb-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the bind9-dyndb-ldap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bind9-dyndb-ldap

Uninstall bind9-dyndb-ldap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bind9-dyndb-ldap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bind9-dyndb-ldap

Remove bind9-dyndb-ldap Configurations and Data

To remove bind9-dyndb-ldap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bind9-dyndb-ldap

Remove bind9-dyndb-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bind9-dyndb-ldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bind9-dyndb-ldap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-dyndb-ldap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.