How To Install dnsgen on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsgen on Rocky Linux 8. dnsgen is Generates DNS names from existing domain names

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsgen on Rocky Linux 8.

What is dnsgen

This tool generates a combination of domain names from the provided input. Combinations are created based on wordlist. Custom words are extracted per execution.

We can use yum or dnf to install dnsgen on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dnsgen.

Install dnsgen on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dnsgen using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dnsgen

Install dnsgen on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dnsgen using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dnsgen

How To Uninstall dnsgen on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove dnsgen

dnsgen Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/dnsgen

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsgen on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.