How To Install knot-module-dnstap on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-module-dnstap on Kali Linux. knot-module-dnstap is dnstap module for Knot DNS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install knot-module-dnstap on Kali Linux.

What is knot-module-dnstap

knot-module-dnstap is:

Knot DNS is a fast, authoritative only, high performance, feature full and open source name server.

Knot DNS is developed by CZ.NIC Labs, the R&D department of .CZ registry and hence is well suited to run anything from the root zone, the top-level domain, to many smaller standard domain names.

This package contains dnstap module for logging DNS traffic.

There are three methods to install knot-module-dnstap 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 knot-module-dnstap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install knot-module-dnstap

Install knot-module-dnstap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install knot-module-dnstap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install knot-module-dnstap

Install knot-module-dnstap 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 knot-module-dnstap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install knot-module-dnstap

How To Uninstall knot-module-dnstap on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the knot-module-dnstap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove knot-module-dnstap

Uninstall knot-module-dnstap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove knot-module-dnstap

Remove knot-module-dnstap Configurations and Data

To remove knot-module-dnstap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge knot-module-dnstap

Remove knot-module-dnstap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge knot-module-dnstap

Dependencies

knot-module-dnstap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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