How To Install massdns on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is massdns

massdns is:

This package contains a simple high-performance DNS stub resolver targeting those who seek to resolve a massive amount of domain names in the order of millions or even billions. Without special configuration, MassDNS is capable of resolving over 350,000 names per second using publicly available resolvers.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install massdns

Install massdns Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install massdns

Install massdns 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 massdns using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install massdns

How To Uninstall massdns on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove massdns

Uninstall massdns And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove massdns

Remove massdns Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge massdns

Remove massdns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge massdns

Dependencies

massdns have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• massdns website

Summary

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