How To Install dms on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dms on Ubuntu 20.04. dms is bind9 DNS Management System, master server meta-package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dms on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is dms

dms is:

This is the bind9 DNS Management System, the master server meta-package.

This package installs all the components needed for a DMS master server/DR replica pair.

For setup, see the README.Debian in /usr/share/doc/dms-core.

There are three methods to install dms on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dms

Install dms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dms using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dms

Install dms 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dms

How To Uninstall dms on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the dms package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dms

Uninstall dms And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dms

Remove dms Configurations and Data

To remove dms configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dms

Remove dms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dms

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dms package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.