How To Install bind9-utils on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-utils on Ubuntu.
What is bind9-utils
bind9-utils is:
This package provides various utilities that are useful for maintaining a working BIND 9 installation.
There are three methods to install bind9-utils on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bind9-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bind9-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bind9-utils
Install bind9-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bind9-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bind9-utils
Install bind9-utils 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 bind9-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bind9-utils
How To Uninstall bind9-utils on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the bind9-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bind9-utils
Uninstall bind9-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bind9-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bind9-utils
Remove bind9-utils Configurations and Data
To remove bind9-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bind9-utils
Remove bind9-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bind9-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bind9-utils
Dependencies
bind9-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-utils package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.