How To Install dnschef on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dnschef

dnschef is:

DNSChef is a highly configurable DNS proxy for Penetration Testers and Malware Analysts. A DNS proxy (aka “Fake DNS”) is a tool used for application network traffic analysis among other uses. For example, a DNS proxy can be used to fake requests for “badguy.com” to point to a local machine for termination or interception instead of a real host somewhere on the Internet.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dnschef

Install dnschef Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dnschef

Install dnschef 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 dnschef using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnschef

How To Uninstall dnschef on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dnschef

Uninstall dnschef And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnschef

Remove dnschef Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dnschef

Remove dnschef configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnschef

Dependencies

dnschef have the following dependencies:

• python3
• python3-dnslib

References

• dnschef website

Summary

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