How to Install and Uninstall pdns-tools Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "pdns-tools" package

This tutorial shows how to install pdns-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pdns-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pdns-tools" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall pdns-tools on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                pdns-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pdns-tools package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: pdns-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.4.1-1build1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Source: pdns
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: pdns packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14830
Depends: libboost-program-options1.74.0 (>= 1.74.0), libc6 (>= 2.33), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libp11-kit0 (>= 0.23.18.1), libprotobuf23 (>= 3.12.4), libsodium23 (>= 0.6.0), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pdns/pdns-tools_4.4.1-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 1848112
MD5sum: eca4e1fc9126facbbb2e56e7262701ae
SHA1: 1c840daebf7653519e10f754ce3304f6c5b30bd6
SHA256: 44a72e8c03e541a992746f5901e63e1762085c520023103bb9ab0ec5feaf765b
SHA512: 4b66429cd23b7c229366ba4535e99117f34cc1fc545dda652ae6c579f0ae56ae718f7a5dcced77909dccadcef6a0d394252d0b402d4e8791d17266cbe0dd503d
Homepage: https://www.powerdns.com/
Description-en: Tools for DNS debugging by PowerDNS
PowerDNS is a versatile nameserver which supports a large number
of different backends ranging from simple zonefiles to relational
databases and load balancing/failover algorithms.
PowerDNS tries to emphasize speed and security.
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This package contains several tools to debug DNS issues. These tools do not
require any part of the PowerDNS server components to work.
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* dnsbulktest: A resolver stress-tester
* dnsgram: Show per 5-second statistics to study intermittent resolver issues
* dnsreplay: Replay a pcap with DNS queries
* dnsscan: Prints the query-type amounts in a pcap
* dnsscope: Calculates statistics without replaying traffic
* dnstcpbench: Perform TCP benchmarking of DNS servers
* dnswasher: Clean a pcap of identifying IP information
* ixplore: Explore diffs from IXFRs
* nsec3dig: Calculate the correctness of NSEC3 proofs
* saxfr: AXFR zones and show extra information
Description-md5: c11200f5c83e2fb8477a0045d6934601