How to Upgrade to Bind 9.5.0

BIND or Berkeley Internet Name Domain is a domain name system protocol. It gives you a name to use for accessing the Internet instead of four-part numbered address representing your server. When computers are searching for your website, they use BIND as the identifier. Previous versions of BIND, such as 9.3.4, have been documented to have vulnerabilities and some issues with functionality. If you already have BIND installed, you can upgrade to BIND 9.5.0 to fix any issues with earlier versions.

Instructions

Upgrading in Linux Debian

1. Launch a command terminal.

2. Type "su" and press "Enter." Type your administrator's password when prompted and press "Enter."

3. Type "sudo apt-get update bind" and press "Enter." Restart your system. This will upgrade BIND to 9.5 within your Debian distribution.

Upgrading in Red Hat Linux

1. Open a command terminal.

2. Type "su," press "Enter" and type in your administrator's password.

3. Type "yum update bind" in the terminal and press "Enter." Reboot your computer. This will upgrade BIND to 9.5 within your Red Hat distribution.

References

• How to Forge: BIND 9 Vulnerability and Solution
• Internet Systems Consortium: What is BIND and What Does it Do