Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install adns-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is adns-tools
adns-tools is:
adns is a DNS resolver. In contrast with many existing interfaces,
gethostbyname et al and libresolv, it can be used in an asynchronous,
non-blocking manner. Many queries can be handled simultaneously.
This package contains useful utilities for IP address resolving,
fast bulk logfile processing, and testing.
There are three methods to install adns-tools 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 adns-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install adns-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install adns-tools
Install adns-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install adns-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install adns-tools
Install adns-tools 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 adns-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install adns-tools
How To Uninstall adns-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the adns-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove adns-tools
Uninstall adns-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall adns-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove adns-tools
Remove adns-tools Configurations and Data
To remove adns-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge adns-tools
Remove adns-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove adns-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge adns-tools
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install adns-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
