How To Install dnsproxy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dnsproxy

dnsproxy is:

dnsproxy forwards DNS queries to two previously configured nameservers: one for authoritative queries and another for recursive queries. The received answers are sent back to the client unchanged. No local caching is done.

Primary motivation for this project was the need to replace Bind servers with djbdns in an ISP environment. These servers get recursive queries from customers and authoritative queries from outside at the same IP address. Now it is possible to run dnscache and tinydns on the same machine with queries dispatched by dnsproxy.

Another possible scenario is a firewall where proxy queries should be forwarded to the real server in a DMZ.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dnsproxy

Install dnsproxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dnsproxy

Install dnsproxy 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 dnsproxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnsproxy

How To Uninstall dnsproxy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dnsproxy

Uninstall dnsproxy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsproxy

Remove dnsproxy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dnsproxy

Remove dnsproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsproxy

Dependencies

dnsproxy have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libevent-2.1-7
• adduser
• lsb-base

References

• dnsproxy website

Summary

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