How To Install dnscache 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 dnscache on Ubuntu.
What is dnscache
dnscache is:
When a browser wants to contact www.debian.org, it first asks a DNS cache, such as dnscache, to find the IP address of www.debian.org.
Internet service providers run dnscache to find IP addresses requested by their customers. If you’re running a home computer or a workstation, you can run your own dnscache to speed up your web browsing.
There are three methods to install dnscache 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 dnscache Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscache using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnscache
Install dnscache Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscache using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnscache
Install dnscache 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 dnscache using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnscache
How To Uninstall dnscache on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the dnscache package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnscache
Uninstall dnscache And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnscache and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnscache
Remove dnscache Configurations and Data
To remove dnscache configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnscache
Remove dnscache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnscache configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnscache
Dependencies
dnscache have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscache package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.