How To Install llmnrd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is llmnrd

llmnrd is:

llmnrd is a daemon implementing the Link-Local Multicast Name Resolution (LLMNR) protocol according to RFC 4795. It currently only supports Linux, as it uses the netlink kernel interface.

llmnrd will respond to name resolution queries sent by Windows clients in networks where no DNS server is available. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install llmnrd

Install llmnrd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install llmnrd

Install llmnrd 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 llmnrd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install llmnrd

How To Uninstall llmnrd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove llmnrd

Uninstall llmnrd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove llmnrd

Remove llmnrd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge llmnrd

Remove llmnrd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge llmnrd

Dependencies

llmnrd have the following dependencies:

• lsb-base
• libc6

References

• llmnrd website

Summary

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