How To Install dnss on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dnss

dnss is:

dnss is a daemon for using DNS over HTTPS.

It can act as a proxy, receiving DNS requests and resolving them using DNS-over-HTTPs (DoH). This can be useful to improve DNS security and privacy on laptops and small/home networks.

It can also act as a DoH server, in case you want end to end control.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dnss

Install dnss Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dnss

Install dnss 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 dnss using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnss

How To Uninstall dnss on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dnss

Uninstall dnss And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnss

Remove dnss Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dnss

Remove dnss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnss

Dependencies

dnss have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• dnss website

Summary

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