How To Install dns-root-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dns-root-data on Kali Linux.

What is dns-root-data

dns-root-data is:

This package contains various root zone related data as published by IANA to be used by various DNS software as a common source of DNS root zone data, namely:

• Root Hints (root.hints)
• Root Trust Anchors (root.key, root.ds)

There are three methods to install dns-root-data 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 dns-root-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dns-root-data

Install dns-root-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dns-root-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dns-root-data

Install dns-root-data 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 dns-root-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dns-root-data

How To Uninstall dns-root-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dns-root-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dns-root-data

Uninstall dns-root-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dns-root-data

Remove dns-root-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dns-root-data

Remove dns-root-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dns-root-data

Dependencies

dns-root-data have the following dependencies:

References

• dns-root-data website

Summary

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