How To Install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql on Kali Linux. opendnssec-enforcer-mysql is tool to prepare DNSSEC keys (MySQL backend)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql on Kali Linux.

What is opendnssec-enforcer-mysql

opendnssec-enforcer-mysql is:

OpenDNSSEC is a complete DNSSEC zone signing system which is very easy to use with stability and security in mind. There are a lot of details in signing zone files with DNSSEC and OpenDNSSEC covers most of it.

OpenDNSSEC Enforcer, which is a tool to make sure that there are enough keys for all of the zones, and take the policy and key information from the KASP database and turn it into an xml file that the signer can use.

The package contains OpenDNSSEC Enforcer binaries with MySQL backend.

There are three methods to install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql 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 opendnssec-enforcer-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql

Install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql

Install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql 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 opendnssec-enforcer-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opendnssec-enforcer-mysql

How To Uninstall opendnssec-enforcer-mysql on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the opendnssec-enforcer-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql

Uninstall opendnssec-enforcer-mysql And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql

Remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opendnssec-enforcer-mysql

Remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove opendnssec-enforcer-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opendnssec-enforcer-mysql

Dependencies

opendnssec-enforcer-mysql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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