How To Install libgetdns-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns-dev on Kali Linux. libgetdns-dev is modern asynchronous DNS API (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgetdns-dev

libgetdns-dev is:

getdns is a modern asynchronous DNS API. It implements DNS entry points from a design developed and vetted by application developers, in an API specification edited by Paul Hoffman. This API intends to offer application developers a modernized and flexible way to access DNS security (DNSSEC) and other powerful new DNS features; a particular hope is to inspire application developers towards innovative security solutions in their applications.

This is the full development version of the library.

There are three methods to install libgetdns-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgetdns-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 libgetdns-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgetdns-dev

Install libgetdns-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetdns-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgetdns-dev

Install libgetdns-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgetdns-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgetdns-dev

How To Uninstall libgetdns-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgetdns-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgetdns-dev

Uninstall libgetdns-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgetdns-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgetdns-dev

Remove libgetdns-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgetdns-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgetdns-dev

Remove libgetdns-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgetdns-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgetdns-dev

Dependencies

libgetdns-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgetdns-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.