How To Install python3-libknot on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libknot on Kali Linux.

What is python3-libknot

python3-libknot is:

Knot DNS is a fast, authoritative only, high performance, feature full and open source name server.

Knot DNS is developed by CZ.NIC Labs, the R&D department of .CZ registry and hence is well suited to run anything from the root zone, the top-level domain, to many smaller standard domain names.

This package provides Python bindings for the libknot shared library.

There are three methods to install python3-libknot 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 python3-libknot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-libknot using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libknot

Install python3-libknot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-libknot using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-libknot

Install python3-libknot 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 python3-libknot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libknot

How To Uninstall python3-libknot on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-libknot package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-libknot

Uninstall python3-libknot And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-libknot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libknot

Remove python3-libknot Configurations and Data

To remove python3-libknot configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libknot

Remove python3-libknot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-libknot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-libknot

Dependencies

python3-libknot have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-libknot website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libknot package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.