How to Install Yadifa on Linux Mint Latest

Yadifa is an open-source authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) server that provides high-performance and security features. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Yadifa on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, you need to have the following:

• A Linux Mint Latest installed
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update Packages

To ensure that your system is up-to-date, update your packages using the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Add Yadifa Repository

Yadifa is not available on the official repositories of Linux Mint, therefore, to install Yadifa, we need to add the Yadifa repository first.

Add Yadifa repository to your system using the following commands:

wget -O - ftp://ftp.yadifa.eu/yadifa/yadifa_1.1.11.deb.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb ftp://ftp.yadifa.eu/yadifa stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yadifa.list

The above commands will download the Yadifa package signing key and add the Yadifa repository to your system.

Step 3: Install Yadifa

After adding the Yadifa repository, update the package list and install Yadifa using the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install yadifa

The above command will download and install Yadifa on your system.

Step 4: Start Yadifa

To start Yadifa service, use the following command:

sudo systemctl start yadifa

Step 5: Verify Yadifa

To verify that Yadifa is running, execute the following command:

sudo systemctl status yadifa

The above command should return that the Yadifa service is running.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Yadifa on your Linux Mint Latest system. Now, you can use Yadifa to provide DNS services for your network.