How To Install libzscanner3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzscanner3 on Kali Linux. libzscanner3 is DNS zone-parsing library from Knot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzscanner3 on Kali Linux.

What is libzscanner3

libzscanner3 is:

Knot DNS is a fast, authoritative only, high performance, feature full and open source name server.

Knot DNS is developed by CZ.NIC Labs, the R&D department of .CZ registry and hence is well suited to run anything from the root zone, the top-level domain, to many smaller standard domain names.

This package provides a fast zone parser shared library used by Knot DNS and Knot Resolver.

There are three methods to install libzscanner3 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 libzscanner3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libzscanner3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libzscanner3

Install libzscanner3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libzscanner3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libzscanner3

Install libzscanner3 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 libzscanner3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libzscanner3

How To Uninstall libzscanner3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libzscanner3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libzscanner3

Uninstall libzscanner3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libzscanner3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libzscanner3

Remove libzscanner3 Configurations and Data

To remove libzscanner3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libzscanner3

Remove libzscanner3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libzscanner3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libzscanner3

Dependencies

libzscanner3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libzscanner3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.