How To Install bind9-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-doc on Kali Linux. bind9-doc is Documentation for BIND 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-doc on Kali Linux.

What is bind9-doc

bind9-doc is:

This package provides various documents that are useful for maintaining a working BIND 9 installation.

There are three methods to install bind9-doc 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 bind9-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bind9-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bind9-doc

Install bind9-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bind9-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bind9-doc

Install bind9-doc 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 bind9-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bind9-doc

How To Uninstall bind9-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bind9-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bind9-doc

Uninstall bind9-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bind9-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bind9-doc

Remove bind9-doc Configurations and Data

To remove bind9-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bind9-doc

Remove bind9-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bind9-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bind9-doc

Dependencies

bind9-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.