Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bindgraph on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is bindgraph
bindgraph is:
BindGraph is a very simple DNS statistics RRDtool frontend for
BIND9 that produces daily, weekly, monthly and yearly graphs of
the DNS server’s activity (queries, errors, etc.).
There are three methods to install bindgraph 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 bindgraph Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bindgraph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bindgraph
Install bindgraph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bindgraph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bindgraph
Install bindgraph 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 bindgraph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bindgraph
How To Uninstall bindgraph on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the bindgraph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bindgraph
Uninstall bindgraph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bindgraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bindgraph
Remove bindgraph Configurations and Data
To remove bindgraph configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bindgraph
Remove bindgraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bindgraph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bindgraph
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bindgraph package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
