How To Install dnsutils on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dnsutils

dnsutils is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dnsutils

Install dnsutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dnsutils

Install dnsutils 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 dnsutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnsutils

How To Uninstall dnsutils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dnsutils

Uninstall dnsutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsutils

Remove dnsutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dnsutils

Remove dnsutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsutils

Dependencies

dnsutils have the following dependencies:

• bind9-dnsutils

References

• dnsutils website

Summary

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