How to Install and Uninstall bind9 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "bind9" package

This is a short guide on how to install bind9 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "bind9" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall bind9 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                bind9
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bind9 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: bind9
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: LaMont Jones
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1634
Depends: libbind9-140 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libdns162 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19), libgeoip1, libirs141, libisc160 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19), libisccc140 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19), libisccfg140 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19), liblwres141 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), netbase, adduser, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), bind9utils (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19), net-tools
Suggests: dnsutils, bind9-doc, resolvconf, ufw
Conflicts: apparmor-profiles (<< 2.1+1075-0ubuntu4), bind
Replaces: apparmor-profiles (<< 2.1+1075-0ubuntu4), bind, bind9utils (<< 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-3), dnsutils (<< 1:9.1.0-3)
Filename: pool/main/b/bind9/bind9_9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19_amd64.deb
Size: 372754
MD5sum: 59afe19bf85aa01b2b2c98cf2e313a48
SHA1: 88d6f78d5ce76d97082a2d4973f6cb1ce80ccd94
SHA256: 76f1e7ce45ae099963810d666a468dfdc43d1381d0c875fd6dc863f7e84a184a
SHA512: cbc246b37524cebf6c5fc802744c301123d2f71061e4d95b8024b6833b65e2392b188397da3fa41f40195528b14065d3d357e115d55d1b972a63b13610a1fbdd
Description-en: Internet Domain Name Server
The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) implements an Internet domain
name server. BIND is the most widely-used name server software on the
Internet, and is supported by the Internet Software Consortium, www.isc.org.
.
This package provides the server and related configuration files.
Description-md5: afd61d02df1ec6f856b928dfbf6fd201
Task: dns-server
Supported: 5y

Package: bind9
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 1625
Maintainer: LaMont Jones
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8
Replaces: apparmor-profiles (<< 2.1+1075-0ubuntu4), bind, bind9utils (<< 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-3), dnsutils (<< 1:9.1.0-3)
Depends: libbind9-140 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libdns162 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8), libgeoip1, libirs141, libisc160 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8), libisccc140 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8), libisccfg140 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8), liblwres141 (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), netbase, adduser, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), bind9utils (= 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8), net-tools
Suggests: dnsutils, bind9-doc, resolvconf, ufw
Conflicts: apparmor-profiles (<< 2.1+1075-0ubuntu4), bind
Filename: pool/main/b/bind9/bind9_9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8_amd64.deb
Size: 371064
MD5sum: e2578363e0663f367be31243de71a0f7
SHA1: eb36f860df4f3b3c66c28ff2bce5973530fa12ae
SHA256: adfe68ea339eb0ae5ca2289fced591ba82aee0a56b3058ba449cf2fe75c85aeb
Description-en: Internet Domain Name Server
The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) implements an Internet domain
name server. BIND is the most widely-used name server software on the
Internet, and is supported by the Internet Software Consortium, www.isc.org.
.
This package provides the server and related configuration files.
Description-md5: afd61d02df1ec6f856b928dfbf6fd201
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: dns-server