How To Install bind9 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9 on Kali Linux. bind9 is Internet Domain Name Server

Introduction

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

What is bind9

bind9 is:

The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND 9) implements an Internet domain name server. BIND 9 is the most widely-used name server software on the Internet, and is supported by the Internet Software Consortium, www.isc.org.

This package provides the server and related configuration files.

There are three methods to install bind9 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bind9

Install bind9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bind9

Install bind9 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bind9

How To Uninstall bind9 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bind9

Uninstall bind9 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bind9

Remove bind9 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bind9

Remove bind9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bind9

Dependencies

bind9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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