How to Install djbdns on MXLinux Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing djbdns on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, ensure that you have the following:

1. A user account with sudo privileges.
2. MXLinux Latest installed on your system.
3. A stable internet connection.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

djbdns requires some dependencies to be installed before you can install it. Open the terminal on your MXLinux system and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y dnsutils daemontools-run

This will update your system's package database and install the required dependencies.

Step 2: Download and Install djbdns

1. Download the djbdns source code from the following link: http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/djbdns-1.05.tar.gz

You can use the curl command to download the source code:

curl -O http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/djbdns-1.05.tar.gz

2. Extract the downloaded tar archive using the following command:

tar -zxvf djbdns-1.05.tar.gz

3. Change the directory to the newly created djbdns-1.05 directory:

cd djbdns-1.05

4. Compile and install djbdns using the following commands:

make
make setup check

The make command will build the binary files required by djbdns, while the make setup check command will install the compiled binaries.

Step 3: Testing djbdns

To verify that djbdns has been installed successfully, perform the following steps:

1. Run the following command to start the dnscache service:

sudo /usr/local/bin/dnscache-start

2. Verify that the dnscache service is running:

svstat /service/dnscache/

The output of the above command should display that the dnscache service is currently running.

3. Change your system's DNS configuration to 127.0.0.1

echo "nameserver 127.0.0.1" | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf

4. Test the dnscache service by executing the following command:

dig google.com

If the output of the above command displays the Google DNS IP address, then djbdns has been installed successfully on your MXLinux system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install djbdns on MXLinux Latest. djbdns is a lightweight and secure DNS server that can be used to provide DNS resolution on your MXLinux system.

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