nsedit is a domain name server (DNS) and zone file editor that allows you to manage DNS zones and records. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install nsedit on Debian latest.
The first step is to update your Debian system to ensure it has the latest software packages.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
nsedit depends on various libraries and packages that need to be installed on your system. Run the following command to install them.
sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libperl-dev perl-modules libyaml-dev libcrypt-rijndael-perl zlib1g-dev libnet-ldap-perl libarchive-zip-perl libjson-perl libwww-perl libdigest-sha-perl libtext-template-perl liblwp-useragent-determined-perl libjson-xs-perl libdata-dumper-concise-perl libregexp-common-perl libtemplate-perl libfile-slurp-perl libxml-literal-perl liblog-log4perl-perl
Download the latest version of nsedit source code from its Github page using the following command.
git clone https://github.com/tuxis-ie/nsedit.git
Once the source code is downloaded, navigate to the nsedit directory using the cd command.
cd nsedit
Then, build and install nsedit using the following command.
sudo make install
To verify nsedit installation, run the following command.
nsedit --version
The command should display the installed nsedit version.
nsedit is now successfully installed on your Debian system. You can use it to edit and manage your DNS zones and records.
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