How to Install and Uninstall dnstracer Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 12,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dnstracer" package

Please follow the instructions below to install dnstracer on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dnstracer
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dnstracer" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall dnstracer 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 dnstracer package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dnstracer
Source: dnstracer (1.9-7)
Version: 1.9-7+b1
Installed-Size: 61
Maintainer: Aloïs Micard
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Description: trace DNS queries to the source
Description-md5: 3508085f63f3549f0524dbe74f98a0bd
Homepage: http://www.mavetju.org/unix/dnstracer.php
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, network::client,
protocol::dns, role::program, use::checking,
works-with::network-traffic
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnstracer/dnstracer_1.9-7+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 21264
MD5sum: f059b461fa8ad3a62deecdee79ee2428
SHA256: bba9e28370af6118a4c2de71e108e36b13fa8732ee7a41526946448b79db2ddf