How To Install opendnssec-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-doc on Kali Linux. opendnssec-doc is documentation for OpenDNSSEC suite

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opendnssec-doc on Kali Linux.

What is opendnssec-doc

opendnssec-doc 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 doxygen documentation for OpenDNSSEC.

There are three methods to install opendnssec-doc 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-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install opendnssec-doc

Install opendnssec-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install opendnssec-doc

Install opendnssec-doc 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 opendnssec-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opendnssec-doc

How To Uninstall opendnssec-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the opendnssec-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opendnssec-doc

Uninstall opendnssec-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opendnssec-doc

Remove opendnssec-doc Configurations and Data

To remove opendnssec-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opendnssec-doc

Remove opendnssec-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opendnssec-doc

Dependencies

opendnssec-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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