[  etch  ] [  etch-m68k  ] [  lenny  ] [  squeeze  ] [  sid  ] [  experimental  ]
[ Source: host  ]

Package: host (20000331-9)

utility for querying DNS servers

'host' is a utility, similar to 'nslookup' (deprecated) or 'dig', used to query DNS servers for domain names and zones.

This package provides the original version of 'host', originally in the package 'dnsutils'. BIND9 provides a similar utility, in 'bind9-host'.

Tags: User Interface: Command Line, Network Protocol: DNS, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Checking

Packages providing host

bind9-host
Version of 'host' bundled with BIND 9.X

Other Packages Related to host

  • depends
  • recommends
  • suggests
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.1-1) [not alpha, amd64, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1) [amd64]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.3.1-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb

Download host

Download for all available architectures
Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 75.8 kB196 kB [list of files]
amd64 76.4 kB180 kB [list of files]
arm 72.4 kB168 kB [list of files]
hppa 76.8 kB176 kB [list of files]
i386 68.4 kB160 kB [list of files]
ia64 91.6 kB268 kB [list of files]
mips 76.0 kB228 kB [list of files]
mipsel 76.2 kB228 kB [list of files]
powerpc 72.5 kB176 kB [list of files]
s390 72.9 kB176 kB [list of files]
sparc 71.4 kB172 kB [list of files]