How To Install php-net-dns2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-dns2 on Kali Linux.

What is php-net-dns2

php-net-dns2 is:

Provides (roughly) the same functionality as Net_DNS, but using modern PHP objects, exceptions for error handling, better sockets support.

This release is (in most cases) 2x - 10x faster than Net_DNS, as well as includes more RR’s (including DNSSEC RR’s), and improved sockets and streams support.

There are three methods to install php-net-dns2 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 php-net-dns2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-net-dns2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-net-dns2

Install php-net-dns2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-net-dns2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-net-dns2

Install php-net-dns2 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 php-net-dns2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-net-dns2

How To Uninstall php-net-dns2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-net-dns2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-net-dns2

Uninstall php-net-dns2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-net-dns2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-net-dns2

Remove php-net-dns2 Configurations and Data

To remove php-net-dns2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-net-dns2

Remove php-net-dns2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-net-dns2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-net-dns2

Dependencies

php-net-dns2 have the following dependencies:

• php-common

References

• php-net-dns2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-dns2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.