How To Install designate-sink on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-sink on Ubuntu 18.04. designate-sink is OpenStack DNS as a Service - sink

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-sink on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is designate-sink

designate-sink is:

Designate provides DNSaaS services for OpenStack. It provides a multi-tenant REST API for domain & record management. It is Integrated with Keystone for authentication, and provides a framework in place to integrate with Nova and Neutron notifications (for auto-generated records). Designate supports PowerDNS and Bind9 out of the box.

This package provides the sink service.

There are three methods to install designate-sink 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 designate-sink Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install designate-sink using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install designate-sink

Install designate-sink Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install designate-sink using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install designate-sink

Install designate-sink 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 designate-sink using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install designate-sink

How To Uninstall designate-sink on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the designate-sink package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove designate-sink

Uninstall designate-sink And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove designate-sink

Remove designate-sink Configurations and Data

To remove designate-sink configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge designate-sink

Remove designate-sink configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove designate-sink configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge designate-sink

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Summary

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