How To Install libresolv-wrapper on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libresolv-wrapper on Kali Linux. libresolv-wrapper is wrapper for DNS name resolving or DNS faking

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libresolv-wrapper on Kali Linux.

What is libresolv-wrapper

libresolv-wrapper is:

Makes it possible to contact your own DNS implementation in your test environment. It requires socket_wrapper to be able to contact the server. Alternatively, the wrapper is able to fake DNS queries and return valid responses to your application.

There are three methods to install libresolv-wrapper 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 libresolv-wrapper Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libresolv-wrapper using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libresolv-wrapper

Install libresolv-wrapper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libresolv-wrapper

Install libresolv-wrapper 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 libresolv-wrapper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libresolv-wrapper

How To Uninstall libresolv-wrapper on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libresolv-wrapper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libresolv-wrapper

Uninstall libresolv-wrapper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libresolv-wrapper

Remove libresolv-wrapper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libresolv-wrapper

Remove libresolv-wrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libresolv-wrapper

Dependencies

libresolv-wrapper have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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