How To Install maradns on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install maradns on Kali Linux. maradns is simple security-focused authoritative Domain Name Service server

Introduction

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

What is maradns

maradns is:

MaraDNS is an easy to configure DNS server that functions as an authoritative domain name server. MaraDNS is optimised for serving a small number of domains quickly and efficiently. Well suited to host your own private DNS server for making up subdomains with minimal fuss. Maradns is security-aware by utilising a special string library which is resistant to buffer overflows and mandating to run as an unprivileged user.

For the recursive name server component and IPv6 support see maradns-deadwood. For TCP and domain transfer support see maradns-zoneserver.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install maradns

Install maradns Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install maradns

Install maradns 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 maradns using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install maradns

How To Uninstall maradns on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove maradns

Uninstall maradns And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove maradns

Remove maradns Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge maradns

Remove maradns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maradns

Dependencies

maradns have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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