How To Install dms-core on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dms-core on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dms-core
dms-core is:
This is the bind9 DNS Management System, core backend.
Install this by itself if you are just after a single Master server, no DR.
This package include the dms python3 modules, zone_tool and dmsdmd. It creates the dms system users.
For setup, see README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/dms-core
There are three methods to install dms-core 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 dms-core Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dms-core using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dms-core
Install dms-core Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dms-core using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dms-core
Install dms-core 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 dms-core using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dms-core
How To Uninstall dms-core on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dms-core package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dms-core
Uninstall dms-core And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dms-core and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dms-core
Remove dms-core Configurations and Data
To remove dms-core configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dms-core
Remove dms-core configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dms-core configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dms-core
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dms-core package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
