How to Install and Uninstall getdns-utils Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 23,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "getdns-utils" package

Please follow the instructions below to install getdns-utils on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "getdns-utils" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall getdns-utils 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 getdns-utils package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: getdns-utils
Source: getdns (1.6.0-3)
Version: 1.6.0-3+b1
Installed-Size: 1058
Maintainer: getdns packagers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libgetdns10 (= 1.6.0-3+b1), libbsd0 (>= 0.2.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.0), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libunbound8 (>= 1.8.0)
Recommends: stubby
Description: modern asynchronous DNS API (utils)
Description-md5: 41d2c2ba09e7ad281762f48fd0860eb6
Homepage: https://getdnsapi.net/
Tag: role::shared-lib
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/g/getdns/getdns-utils_1.6.0-3+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 242996
MD5sum: a1c728c6fb91910e2a97e6be01d7cdbf
SHA256: ee30222b9dc89d98a9738c8a35aea6efbb2fe29e3df51bf0659de994c036a820