How To Install adns-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install adns-tools on Kali Linux.
What is adns-tools
adns-tools is:
adns is a DNS resolver. In contrast with many existing interfaces, gethostbyname et al and libresolv, it can be used in an asynchronous, non-blocking manner. Many queries can be handled simultaneously.
This package contains useful utilities for IP address resolving, fast bulk logfile processing, and testing.
There are three methods to install adns-tools 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 adns-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install adns-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install adns-toolsInstall adns-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install adns-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install adns-toolsInstall adns-tools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install adns-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install adns-toolsHow To Uninstall adns-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the adns-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove adns-toolsUninstall adns-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall adns-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove adns-toolsRemove adns-tools Configurations and Data
To remove adns-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge adns-toolsRemove adns-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove adns-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge adns-toolsDependencies
adns-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install adns-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
