How to Install and Uninstall bind9-utils Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "bind9-utils" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install bind9-utils on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                bind9-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "bind9-utils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall bind9-utils on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bind9-utils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bind9-utils package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: bind9-utils
Source: bind9
Version: 1:9.16.27-1~deb11u1
Installed-Size: 938
Maintainer: Debian DNS Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: bind-utils (<< 1:9.13.6~), bind9utils (<< 1:9.12.0~)
Provides: bind9utils
Depends: python3-ply, python3:any, bind9-libs (>= 1:9.16.27), libc6 (>= 2.14)
Breaks: bind-utils (<< 1:9.13.6~), bind9utils (<< 1:9.12.0~), freeipa
Description: Utilities for BIND 9
Description-md5: c30ede916daac07ed6c19887e9f7d3f2
Homepage: https://www.isc.org/downloads/bind/
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/bind9/bind9-utils_9.16.27-1~deb11u1_amd64.deb
Size: 429624
MD5sum: 5e90f7e5140551133b456f39c3241c89
SHA256: bd541e8970282046a39f41294cabf0e0ab16f72e997e8440521386bef322fcbf