How To Install libjdns2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjdns2 on Kali Linux. libjdns2 is Simple DNS queries library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjdns2 on Kali Linux.

What is libjdns2

libjdns2 is:

JDNS is a simple DNS implementation that can perform normal DNS queries of any record type (notably SRV), as well as Multicast DNS queries and advertising. Multicast support is based on Jeremie Miller’s “mdnsd” implementation.

There are three methods to install libjdns2 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 libjdns2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libjdns2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libjdns2

Install libjdns2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libjdns2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libjdns2

Install libjdns2 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 libjdns2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libjdns2

How To Uninstall libjdns2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libjdns2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libjdns2

Uninstall libjdns2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libjdns2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjdns2

Remove libjdns2 Configurations and Data

To remove libjdns2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libjdns2

Remove libjdns2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libjdns2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjdns2

Dependencies

libjdns2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libjdns2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.