How To Install getdns-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install getdns-utils on Kali Linux.
What is getdns-utils
getdns-utils is:
getdns is a modern asynchronous DNS API. It implements DNS entry points from a design developed and vetted by application developers, in an API specification edited by Paul Hoffman. This API intends to offer application developers a modernized and flexible way to access DNS security (DNSSEC) and other powerful new DNS features; a particular hope is to inspire application developers towards innovative security solutions in their applications.
This package contains getdns-query utility.
There are three methods to install getdns-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 getdns-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install getdns-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install getdns-utilsInstall getdns-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install getdns-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install getdns-utilsInstall getdns-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install getdns-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install getdns-utilsHow To Uninstall getdns-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the getdns-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove getdns-utilsUninstall getdns-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall getdns-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove getdns-utilsRemove getdns-utils Configurations and Data
To remove getdns-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge getdns-utilsRemove getdns-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove getdns-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge getdns-utilsDependencies
getdns-utils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install getdns-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.