How To Install opendnssec-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-common on Kali Linux.
What is opendnssec-common
opendnssec-common is:
OpenDNSSEC is a complete DNSSEC zone signing system which is very easy to use with stability and security in mind. There are a lot of details in signing zone files with DNSSEC and OpenDNSSEC covers most of it.
This package contains common configuration files and creates default user, group and opendnssec directories.
There are three methods to install opendnssec-common 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 opendnssec-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opendnssec-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opendnssec-commonInstall opendnssec-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opendnssec-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opendnssec-commonInstall opendnssec-common 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install opendnssec-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opendnssec-commonHow To Uninstall opendnssec-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the opendnssec-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opendnssec-commonUninstall opendnssec-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opendnssec-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opendnssec-commonRemove opendnssec-common Configurations and Data
To remove opendnssec-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opendnssec-commonRemove opendnssec-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opendnssec-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opendnssec-commonDependencies
opendnssec-common have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.