How To Install jdns on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is jdns

jdns is:

Qt4-based command-line tool called ??jdns?? that can be used to test functionality.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install jdns

Install jdns Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jdns

Install jdns 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 jdns using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jdns

How To Uninstall jdns on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove jdns

Uninstall jdns And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jdns

Remove jdns Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge jdns

Remove jdns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jdns

Dependencies

jdns have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• jdns website

Summary

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