How To Install libldns3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldns3 on Kali Linux. libldns3 is ldns library for DNS programming

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldns3 on Kali Linux.

What is libldns3

libldns3 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 shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libldns3 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 libldns3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libldns3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libldns3

Install libldns3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libldns3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libldns3

Install libldns3 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 libldns3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libldns3

How To Uninstall libldns3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libldns3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libldns3

Uninstall libldns3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libldns3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libldns3

Remove libldns3 Configurations and Data

To remove libldns3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libldns3

Remove libldns3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libldns3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libldns3

Dependencies

libldns3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libldns3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.