How To Install libadns1 on Ubuntu 20.04

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In this tutorial we learn how to install libadns1 on Ubuntu 20.04. libadns1 is Asynchronous-capable DNS client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libadns1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libadns1

libadns1 is:

adns is a resolver library for C (and C++) programs. In contrast
with the existing interfaces, gethostbyname et al and libresolv, it
can be used in an asynchronous, non-blocking manner, and has a
convenient interface which doesn’t require the application to handle
any DNS data formats. Many queries can be handled simultaneously.

This package contains the runtime library.

There are three methods to install libadns1 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 libadns1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libadns1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libadns1

Install libadns1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libadns1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libadns1

Install libadns1 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 libadns1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libadns1

How To Uninstall libadns1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libadns1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libadns1

Uninstall libadns1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libadns1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libadns1

Remove libadns1 Configurations and Data

To remove libadns1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libadns1

Remove libadns1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libadns1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libadns1

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libadns1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.

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