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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "nsd" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install nsd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall nsd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: nsd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 2100
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DNS Packaging
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.1.7-1
Replaces: nsd3 (<= 4.0.0-1~)
Depends: adduser, lsb-base (>= 4.1+Debian11ubuntu7), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libc6 (>= 2.16), libevent-2.0-5 (>= 2.0.10-stable), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Breaks: nsd3 (<= 4.0.0-1~)
Filename: pool/universe/n/nsd/nsd_4.1.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 723494
MD5sum: 3f6c462a90ebb90a2fd3c574908f255d
SHA1: 2cdc05c0a259b95016119faffac562f1073c1d1d
SHA256: 0019b4b555379e336da291cec1ab82e4963dde0e7d573af20c4c97e801e5ab9c
Description-en: authoritative domain name server
NSD is a fast, authoritative only, high performance, simple
and open source name server.
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NSD was primarily developed by NLnet Labs on request from and in close
cooperation with RIPE NCC, as an alternative DNS server to be run on the
root name server operated by RIPE NCC.
Description-md5: a536115352c345a3b09693bc8ec96f54
Homepage: http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/nsd/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu