How To Install openresolv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is openresolv

openresolv is:

Allows multiple daemons to manage resolv.conf and configures local resolvers such as dnsmasq and unbound.

This package may require some manual configuration. Please read resolvconf(8) and resolvconf.conf(5) for detailed instructions.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openresolv

Install openresolv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openresolv

Install openresolv 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 openresolv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openresolv

How To Uninstall openresolv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove openresolv

Uninstall openresolv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openresolv

Remove openresolv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openresolv

Remove openresolv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openresolv

Dependencies

openresolv have the following dependencies:

References

• openresolv website

Summary

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