How To Install hesiod on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is hesiod

hesiod is:

Hesiod is a name service library that can provide general name service for a variety of applications. It is derived from BIND, the Berkeley Internet Name Daemon, and leverages the existing DNS infrastructure of a network. It is used on a number of university networks, including MIT and Iowa State University.

This package is only useful on networks that already use Hesiod.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hesiod

Install hesiod Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hesiod

Install hesiod 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 hesiod using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hesiod

How To Uninstall hesiod on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove hesiod

Uninstall hesiod And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hesiod

Remove hesiod Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hesiod

Remove hesiod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hesiod

Dependencies

hesiod have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libhesiod0

References

• hesiod website

Summary

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