How to Install and Uninstall dnstracer Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "dnstracer" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dnstracer on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dnstracer on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dnstracer
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnstracer package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dnstracer
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.9-5
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jari Aalto
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 56
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/main/d/dnstracer/dnstracer_1.9-5_amd64.deb
Size: 18832
MD5sum: f3ec0e9bd11fa871362fe0d247352b26
SHA1: 9504a0b733a2eae60c3a78f9809d4300ef34d437
SHA256: b5e042287855f3a053c982cbe25c0f1ea7cc46fbfbdd83c7f42474d75e10f2a0
SHA512: 54204919bc90103ee417bfd05b4ef6011522a2783e9629fbe5bfc48879c8bd18d8902d5f71ec8615e0be9fd3789cf1737810945baad18db94e7b7faaaed0c6c2
Homepage: http://www.mavetju.org/unix/dnstracer.php
Description-en: trace DNS queries to the source
dnstracer determines where a given Domain Name Server (DNS) gets its
information from for a given hostname, and follows the chain of DNS
servers back to the authoritative answer.
Description-md5: 3508085f63f3549f0524dbe74f98a0bd