How to Install and Uninstall dnsutils Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "dnsutils" package

Please follow the steps below to install dnsutils on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Learn how to uninstall dnsutils on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: dnsutils
Source: bind9
Version: 1:9.16.27-1~deb11u1
Installed-Size: 267
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_9.16.27-1~deb11u1_all.deb
Size: 261888
MD5sum: 3571ba8afb0fee7e8c1b46e405fcd5b2
SHA256: f61befea8544bcc8768fc717dec7b62026d9e89e87332a18d8190f1ac6e1259e