How To Install bind9-utils on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is bind9-utils

bind9-utils is:

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install bind9-utils

Install bind9-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bind9-utils

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

sudo aptitude -y install bind9-utils

How To Uninstall bind9-utils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bind9-utils

Uninstall bind9-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bind9-utils

Remove bind9-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bind9-utils

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

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

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

Dependencies

bind9-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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