How To Install pdns-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-tools on Kali Linux. pdns-tools is Tools for DNS debugging by PowerDNS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdns-tools on Kali Linux.

What is pdns-tools

pdns-tools is:

PowerDNS is a versatile nameserver which supports a large number of different backends ranging from simple zonefiles to relational databases and load balancing/failover algorithms. PowerDNS tries to emphasize speed and security.

This package contains several tools to debug DNS issues. These tools do not require any part of the PowerDNS server components to work.

  • dnsbulktest: A resolver stress-tester
  • dnsgram: Show per 5-second statistics to study intermittent resolver issues
  • dnsreplay: Replay a pcap with DNS queries
  • dnsscan: Prints the query-type amounts in a pcap
  • dnsscope: Calculates statistics without replaying traffic
  • dnstcpbench: Perform TCP benchmarking of DNS servers
  • dnswasher: Clean a pcap of identifying IP information
  • ixplore: Explore diffs from IXFRs
  • nsec3dig: Calculate the correctness of NSEC3 proofs
  • saxfr: AXFR zones and show extra information

There are three methods to install pdns-tools 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 pdns-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pdns-tools

Install pdns-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pdns-tools

Install pdns-tools 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 pdns-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdns-tools

How To Uninstall pdns-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pdns-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pdns-tools

Uninstall pdns-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdns-tools

Remove pdns-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pdns-tools

Remove pdns-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdns-tools

Dependencies

pdns-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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