How To Install dnsdist on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dnsdist

dnsdist is:

Highly DoS- and abuse-aware load balancing tool for DNS traffic, with Lua scripting and configuration capability. Can be configured to use various sets of rules to classify, route and reject traffic.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dnsdist

Install dnsdist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dnsdist

Install dnsdist 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 dnsdist using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnsdist

How To Uninstall dnsdist on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dnsdist

Uninstall dnsdist And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsdist

Remove dnsdist Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dnsdist

Remove dnsdist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsdist

Dependencies

dnsdist have the following dependencies:

• init-system-helpers
• adduser
• libc6
• libcap2

References

• dnsdist website

Summary

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