How To Install dnsmasq-utils on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dnsmasq-utils

dnsmasq-utils is:

Small utilities to query a DHCP server’s lease database and remove leases from it. These programs are distributed with dnsmasq and may not work correctly with other DHCP servers.

There are three methods to install dnsmasq-utils 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-utils 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-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dnsmasq-utils

Install dnsmasq-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dnsmasq-utils

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

sudo aptitude -y install dnsmasq-utils

How To Uninstall dnsmasq-utils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dnsmasq-utils

Uninstall dnsmasq-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsmasq-utils

Remove dnsmasq-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dnsmasq-utils

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

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

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

Dependencies

dnsmasq-utils have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• dnsmasq-utils website

Summary

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