How To Install ddns3-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddns3-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ddns3-client
ddns3-client is:
Dynamic DNS fixes your domain name when your IP address varies with permanent connections like cable modems. Your ISP may charge extra for DNS. Free dynamic DNS with a range of domain names is available from sites like dyndns.org, hn.org and ddns.nu. You set up an account and domain name with your browser at the dynamic DNS site then update the IP periodically with an appropriate client program.
This package installs a DNS update client, ddns3, for Dynamic DNS version 3 used by server ddns.nu in Sydney, Australia. After server account creation edit /etc/default/ddns3-client to activate ddns3.
There are three methods to install ddns3-client 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 ddns3-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ddns3-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ddns3-client
Install ddns3-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ddns3-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ddns3-client
Install ddns3-client 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 ddns3-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ddns3-client
How To Uninstall ddns3-client on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ddns3-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ddns3-client
Uninstall ddns3-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ddns3-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddns3-client
Remove ddns3-client Configurations and Data
To remove ddns3-client configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ddns3-client
Remove ddns3-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ddns3-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddns3-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ddns3-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
