How to Install and Uninstall dns-root-data Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 18,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dns-root-data on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dns-root-data" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dns-root-data on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dns-root-data" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dns-root-data on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dns-root-data package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dns-root-data
Version: 2023010101
Installed-Size: 17
Maintainer: dns-root-data packagers
Architecture: all
Description: DNS root data including root zone and DNSSEC key
Description-md5: bbcb2dc96efef2350f3f0122e975cf90
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://data.iana.org/root-anchors/
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dns-root-data/dns-root-data_2023010101_all.deb
Size: 4124
MD5sum: c6485dcb558d68019eb779acd0d9d826
SHA256: fd68425ae93a24749fc0699f7cf17039e80007c9a8c5d3dfabcf9682ecbdc868