How To Install designate-api on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-api on Kali Linux.
What is designate-api
designate-api is:
Designate provides DNSaaS services for OpenStack. It provides a multi-tenant REST API for domain & record management. It is Integrated with Keystone for authentication, and provides a framework in place to integrate with Nova and Neutron notifications (for auto-generated records). Designate supports PowerDNS and Bind9 out of the box.
This package provides the REST API server.
There are three methods to install designate-api 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 designate-api Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install designate-api using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install designate-apiInstall designate-api Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install designate-api using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install designate-apiInstall designate-api 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 designate-api using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install designate-apiHow To Uninstall designate-api on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the designate-api package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove designate-apiUninstall designate-api And Its Dependencies
To uninstall designate-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove designate-apiRemove designate-api Configurations and Data
To remove designate-api configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge designate-apiRemove designate-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove designate-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge designate-apiDependencies
designate-api have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-api package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.