How To Install libldns-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldns-dev on Kali Linux. libldns-dev is ldns library for DNS programming

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldns-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libldns-dev

libldns-dev is:

The goal of ldns is to simplify DNS programming, it supports recent RFCs like the DNSSEC documents, and allows developers to easily create software conforming to current RFCs, and experimental software for current Internet Drafts.

This package contains development libraries and headers.

There are three methods to install libldns-dev 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 libldns-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libldns-dev

Install libldns-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libldns-dev

Install libldns-dev 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 libldns-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libldns-dev

How To Uninstall libldns-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libldns-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libldns-dev

Uninstall libldns-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libldns-dev

Remove libldns-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libldns-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libldns-dev

Remove libldns-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libldns-dev

Dependencies

libldns-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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