How to Install and Uninstall pdns-server Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "pdns-server" package

This is a short guide on how to install pdns-server on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pdns-server
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pdns-server" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall pdns-server on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pdns-server
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pdns-server package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: pdns-server
Source: pdns
Version: 4.1.6-3+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 8147
Maintainer: pdns packagers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: adduser, libboost-program-options1.67.0, libc6 (>= 2.16), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), liblua5.3-0, libsodium23 (>= 0.6.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libstdc++6 (>= 6), libsystemd0
Recommends: pdns-backend-bind
Suggests: pdns-backend
Description: extremely powerful and versatile nameserver
Description-md5: 706123beff0f5ffe2c854a5c12af298e
Homepage: https://www.powerdns.com/
Tag: interface::daemon, network::server, network::service, protocol::dns,
role::program
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_4.1.6-3+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 1708344
MD5sum: c6671cd75136585f94da42dad9f19911
SHA256: 30b8a4a7d6058293e513c286cd9b74d693310b36036c47e3874beaf14f7112fd