How to Install DNSControl on Linux Mint Latest?

DNSControl is a tool used for managing DNS zones. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install DNSControl on Linux Mint Latest in a few easy steps.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed to the installation process, we need to ensure that our system meets the following prerequisites:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• A stable Internet connection

Step 1: Update the System Packages

It is essential to keep our system up-to-date to ensure security and stability. To update our system, we can run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Dependencies

DNSControl requires some dependencies to be installed on the system. We will install these dependencies by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libldns-dev libssl-dev git -y

Step 3: Install Go

DNSControl is built using the Go programming language. Hence, we need to install Go on our system. We can download the latest version of Go by visiting the official Go website and following the instructions provided by them. Alternatively, we can use the following command to download and install Go version 1.17:

wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.17.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Step 4: Set up Environment Variables

After installing Go, we need to set up some environment variables to access the Go binaries. We can do this by adding the following lines to the end of the /etc/profile file:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin

Next, we can apply the changes by running the following command:

source /etc/profile

Step 5: Install DNSControl

Finally, we can install DNSControl by running the following command:

go get -u github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install DNSControl on Linux Mint Latest. Now, we can use it to manage our DNS zones efficiently.