How To Install bind9utils on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9utils on Kali Linux.

What is bind9utils

bind9utils is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install bind9utils 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 bind9utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bind9utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bind9utils

Install bind9utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bind9utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bind9utils

Install bind9utils 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 bind9utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bind9utils

How To Uninstall bind9utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bind9utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bind9utils

Uninstall bind9utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bind9utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bind9utils

Remove bind9utils Configurations and Data

To remove bind9utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bind9utils

Remove bind9utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bind9utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bind9utils

Dependencies

bind9utils have the following dependencies:

• bind9-utils

References

• bind9utils website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.