How To Install dnsdbq on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dnsdbq

dnsdbq is:

This is a pure C99 program that accesses passive DNS database systems such as:

    * the DNSDB API server at Farsight Security
    * the CIRCL pDNS server at Computer Incident Response Center (LU)

An API key is required for operation. The command syntax was inspired by a Python script called dnsdb_query, but significant departure has occurred, largely inspired by a modern understanding of “time fencing” and a desire for new features such as CSV output and JSON reprocessing.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dnsdbq

Install dnsdbq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dnsdbq

Install dnsdbq 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 dnsdbq using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnsdbq

How To Uninstall dnsdbq on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dnsdbq

Uninstall dnsdbq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsdbq

Remove dnsdbq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dnsdbq

Remove dnsdbq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsdbq

Dependencies

dnsdbq have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcurl4
• libjansson4

References

• dnsdbq website

Summary

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