How To Install dnscap-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscap-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is dnscap-dev
dnscap-dev is:
dnscap is a network capture utility designed specifically for DNS traffic. It produces binary data in pcap(3) format. This utility is similar to tcpdump(1), but has a number of features tailored to DNS transactions and protocol options.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install dnscap-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dnscap-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscap-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnscap-dev
Install dnscap-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscap-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnscap-dev
Install dnscap-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscap-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnscap-dev
How To Uninstall dnscap-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the dnscap-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnscap-dev
Uninstall dnscap-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnscap-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnscap-dev
Remove dnscap-dev Configurations and Data
To remove dnscap-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnscap-dev
Remove dnscap-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnscap-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnscap-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscap-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
