How to Install and Uninstall dnsdist Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "dnsdist" package

This is a short guide on how to install dnsdist on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dnsdist on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dnsdist
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnsdist package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: dnsdist
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.1-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: dnsdist packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3680
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libedit2 (>= 2.11-20080614), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), liblua5.2-0, libprotobuf10, libre2-4 (>= 20131024+dfsg), libsodium23 (>= 1.0.3), libstdc++6 (>= 6), libsystemd0
Filename: pool/universe/d/dnsdist/dnsdist_1.2.1-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 985364
MD5sum: b5c6a363fda2a6eac38302649d06b554
SHA1: 114d3e77bbdd02bd3588e5be6a0d96217104eb60
SHA256: fa6881b3b9f598789d1ada243f6eddb4ec384188e5d747974a5639cc3105912c
Homepage: https://dnsdist.org
Description: DNS loadbalancer
Description-md5: a513b049e15ad7501b5fce6d42694c08