How To Install libunbound8 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunbound8 on Kali Linux.

What is libunbound8

libunbound8 is:

libunbound performs and validates DNS lookups; it can be used to convert hostnames to IP addresses and back and obtain other information from the DNS. Cryptographic validation of results is performed with DNSSEC.

There are three methods to install libunbound8 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 libunbound8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libunbound8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libunbound8

Install libunbound8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libunbound8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libunbound8

Install libunbound8 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 libunbound8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libunbound8

How To Uninstall libunbound8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libunbound8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libunbound8

Uninstall libunbound8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libunbound8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libunbound8

Remove libunbound8 Configurations and Data

To remove libunbound8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libunbound8

Remove libunbound8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libunbound8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libunbound8

Dependencies

libunbound8 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libevent-2.1-7
• libgmp10
• libhogweed6
• libnettle8

References

• libunbound8 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libunbound8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.