How To Install dnsmasq-base on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-base on Kali Linux.

What is dnsmasq-base

dnsmasq-base is:

This package contains the dnsmasq executable and documentation, but not the infrastructure required to run it as a system daemon. For that, install the dnsmasq package.

There are three methods to install dnsmasq-base 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 dnsmasq-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dnsmasq-base

Install dnsmasq-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dnsmasq-base

Install dnsmasq-base 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 dnsmasq-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnsmasq-base

How To Uninstall dnsmasq-base on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dnsmasq-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dnsmasq-base

Uninstall dnsmasq-base And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsmasq-base

Remove dnsmasq-base Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dnsmasq-base

Remove dnsmasq-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsmasq-base

Dependencies

dnsmasq-base have the following dependencies:

• adduser
• libc6
• libdbus-1-3
• libgmp10
• libhogweed6
• libidn2-0
• libnetfilter-conntrack3
• libnettle8

References

• dnsmasq-base website

Summary

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