How To Install inadyn on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install inadyn on Ubuntu 22.04. inadyn is simple and small dynamic DNS client with HTTPS support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install inadyn on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is inadyn

inadyn is:

It is used in routers and Internet gateways to automate the task of keeping your DNS record up to date with any IP address changes from your ISP. It can also be used in installations with redundant backup connections to the Internet.

Inadyn can maintain multiple host names with the same IP address, and has a HTTP/HTTPS based IP detection which runs well behind a NAT router.

Selected DDNS providers are supported natively, see inadyn(8) for the complete list. Other providers can be supported using the generic DDNS plugin. Some of these services are free of charge for non-commercial use. Others take a small fee but provide more domains to choose from.

There are three methods to install inadyn on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install inadyn Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install inadyn

Install inadyn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install inadyn

Install inadyn 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 inadyn using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install inadyn

How To Uninstall inadyn on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove inadyn

Uninstall inadyn And Its Dependencies

To uninstall inadyn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove inadyn

Remove inadyn Configurations and Data

To remove inadyn configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge inadyn

Remove inadyn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inadyn

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install inadyn package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.