How to Install and Uninstall unbound-anchor Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "unbound-anchor" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                unbound-anchor
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "unbound-anchor" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall unbound-anchor on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: unbound-anchor
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: unbound
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DNS Packaging
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 80
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libunbound2 (>= 1.4.1)
Breaks: unbound (<< 1.4.13-1)
Replaces: unbound (<< 1.4.13-1)
Filename: pool/universe/u/unbound/unbound-anchor_1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 25930
MD5sum: 322fe2c6c1161893d0660821ef809d1b
SHA1: c12d838e4a13345b9c67f03247e454ec91b5047a
SHA256: fd6e130731e832f41a90d95eb716fbc8596060da2859caeeee15a79d1b7478ac
SHA512: 470e0e4d198fa6f5aa909420c52b7f6ab5a989e2abb59ff984275778a2e51727aa1e62a151937f937da5100655ec304be2fc323393e53739a52b67546223ec55
Homepage: https://www.unbound.net/
Description-en: utility to securely fetch the root DNS trust anchor
unbound-anchor is a utility which securely fetches or updates the root DNS
zone trust anchor. A copy of the current root anchor and root update
certificate is embedded in unbound-anchor. RFC 5011 trust anchor tracking is
performed, with fallback to an SSL fetch if this fails.
Description-md5: f49fb3435120bde9cd4af959aeac719c

Package: unbound-anchor
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian DNS Packaging
Architecture: amd64
Source: unbound
Version: 1.5.8-1ubuntu1
Replaces: unbound (<< 1.4.13-1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libexpat1 (>= 2.0.1), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libunbound2 (>= 1.4.1)
Breaks: unbound (<< 1.4.13-1)
Filename: pool/universe/u/unbound/unbound-anchor_1.5.8-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 26010
MD5sum: 26fbdb46bb222dc96f4de3203e7ca420
SHA1: 477023ad6128f7ebdf53a2296592a9a01676b0e9
SHA256: 6ce4128bbd80615a7660b8e2e9e4c846bc4fd53f9a172ef5a834a13199723e8e
Description-en: utility to securely fetch the root DNS trust anchor
unbound-anchor is a utility which securely fetches or updates the root DNS
zone trust anchor. A copy of the current root anchor and root update
certificate is embedded in unbound-anchor. RFC 5011 trust anchor tracking is
performed, with fallback to an SSL fetch if this fails.
Description-md5: f49fb3435120bde9cd4af959aeac719c
Homepage: https://www.unbound.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu