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

Last updated: November 22,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dnsutils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dnsutils on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall dnsutils on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dnsutils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnsutils package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dnsutils
Source: bind9
Version: 1:9.18.24-1
Installed-Size: 266
Maintainer: Debian DNS Team
Architecture: all
Depends: bind9-dnsutils
Description: Transitional package for bind9-dnsutils
Description-md5: 021458b353ece6dd7b5cbef232419073
Homepage: https://www.isc.org/downloads/bind/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/b/bind9/dnsutils_9.18.24-1_all.deb
Size: 261148
SHA256: 9be3273e336c155f7b59dd9f239eb864e37a26d7e42297405e30191e870be4c1

Package: dnsutils
Source: bind9
Version: 1:9.18.19-1~deb12u1
Installed-Size: 264
Maintainer: Debian DNS Team
Architecture: all
Depends: bind9-dnsutils
Description: Transitional package for bind9-dnsutils
Description-md5: 021458b353ece6dd7b5cbef232419073
Homepage: https://www.isc.org/downloads/bind/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, network::client,
protocol::dns, role::program
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bind9/dnsutils_9.18.19-1~deb12u1_all.deb
Size: 259144
MD5sum: 63e28011925e7d2551daa096f1bff8d4
SHA256: ed153de1bca0822f68810406225186b3c8e98b4aa05cc3d1876b9baf36de7fd0