How To Install ldap2dns on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap2dns on Kali Linux. ldap2dns is LDAP based DNS management system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap2dns on Kali Linux.

What is ldap2dns

ldap2dns is:

ldap2dns is a program to create DNS (Domain Name Service) records directly from a LDAP directory. It can and should be used to replace the secondary name-server by a second primary one. ldap2dns reduces all kind of administration overhead: No more flat file editing, no more zone file editing. After having installed ldap2dns, the administrator only has to access the LDAP directory.

ldap2dns is designed to write ASCII data files used by tinydns from the djbdns package, but also may be used to write .db-files used by named as found in the BIND package.

There are three methods to install ldap2dns 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 ldap2dns Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ldap2dns using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ldap2dns

Install ldap2dns Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ldap2dns using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ldap2dns

Install ldap2dns 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 ldap2dns using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ldap2dns

How To Uninstall ldap2dns on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ldap2dns package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ldap2dns

Uninstall ldap2dns And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ldap2dns and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ldap2dns

Remove ldap2dns Configurations and Data

To remove ldap2dns configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ldap2dns

Remove ldap2dns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ldap2dns configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ldap2dns

Dependencies

ldap2dns have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ldap2dns package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.