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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "ldnsutils" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ldnsutils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: ldnsutils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.17-8ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Source: ldns
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DNS Packaging
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 539
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libldns1 (>= 1.6.17), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/l/ldns/ldnsutils_1.6.17-8ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 136356
MD5sum: fffee7ae625700528782935bfd4f7b53
SHA1: 94e5463fa764a32f596bbd038eb4d4e11ceaeeca
SHA256: 9cdc2d39e8d83694ba1e86262fb4b8c58f7743b571b0fed8ea6a8f19107e967e
SHA512: 37d34583849f079e9aa349b2d74d5526709bb2e6e28da7a42b3cac65a49a58cfa83b9eabb8582878546673823c65d82b3373cf07591db259093bbcecab1f1470
Description-en: ldns library for DNS programming
The goal of ldns is to simplify DNS programming, it supports recent RFCs
like the DNSSEC documents, and allows developers to easily create software
conforming to current RFCs, and experimental software for current Internet
Drafts.
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This package contains various client programs related to DNS that are
based on top of libldns library and DRILL tool which is similar to dig.
These tools were designed with DNSSEC in mind and are useful for DNS
and DNSSEC testing and debugging.
Description-md5: f9d658a5ff7103e0aaa996f3fc4c800d

Package: ldnsutils
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 539
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DNS Packaging
Architecture: amd64
Source: ldns
Version: 1.6.17-8
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libldns1 (>= 1.6.17), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/l/ldns/ldnsutils_1.6.17-8_amd64.deb
Size: 135944
MD5sum: 1333353146645e3541352f2975a903c0
SHA1: 275661809f89333db3fd3d8bf493f0886cc92000
SHA256: 6bef0d0b9a9569ab0b4b83ba880464a081a7912dfa13150417034bf3ce6ecad0
Description-en: ldns library for DNS programming
The goal of ldns is to simplify DNS programming, it supports recent RFCs
like the DNSSEC documents, and allows developers to easily create software
conforming to current RFCs, and experimental software for current Internet
Drafts.
.
This package contains various client programs related to DNS that are
based on top of libldns library and DRILL tool which is similar to dig.
These tools were designed with DNSSEC in mind and are useful for DNS
and DNSSEC testing and debugging.
Description-md5: f9d658a5ff7103e0aaa996f3fc4c800d
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu