How To Install php-react-dns on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-react-dns on Kali Linux. php-react-dns is Asynchronous DNS resolver for ReactPHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-react-dns on Kali Linux.

What is php-react-dns

php-react-dns is:

This library is an asynchronous DNS resolver for ReactPHP.

The main point of the DNS component is to provide async DNS resolution. However, it is really a toolkit for working with DNS messages, and could easily be used to create a DNS server.

There are three methods to install php-react-dns 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-react-dns 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-react-dns using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-react-dns

Install php-react-dns Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-react-dns

Install php-react-dns 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-react-dns using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-react-dns

How To Uninstall php-react-dns on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-react-dns package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-react-dns

Uninstall php-react-dns And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-react-dns

Remove php-react-dns Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-react-dns

Remove php-react-dns configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-react-dns

Dependencies

php-react-dns have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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