How To Install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli on Kali Linux.

What is golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli

golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli is:

dnstap implements an encoding format for DNS server events. It uses a lightweight framing on top of event payloads encoded using Protocol Buffers and is transport neutral. dnstap can represent internal state inside a DNS server that is difficult to obtain using techniques based on traditional packet capture or unstructured textual format logging.

This package contains the “dnstap” command line tool.

There are three methods to install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli 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 golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli

Install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli

Install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli 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 golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli

How To Uninstall golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli

Uninstall golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli

Remove golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli Configurations and Data

To remove golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli

Remove golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli

Dependencies

golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• golang-github-dnstap-golang-dnstap-cli website

Summary

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