How To Install rdnssd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install rdnssd on Kali Linux. rdnssd is IPv6 recursive DNS server discovery daemon

Introduction

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

What is rdnssd

rdnssd is:

rdnssd autoconfigures recursive DNS servers on IPv6 networks using ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery (RFC 5006), and can update the DNS resolvers configuration (/etc/resolv.conf) accordingly.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rdnssd

Install rdnssd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rdnssd

Install rdnssd 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 rdnssd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rdnssd

How To Uninstall rdnssd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove rdnssd

Uninstall rdnssd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdnssd

Remove rdnssd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rdnssd

Remove rdnssd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdnssd

Dependencies

rdnssd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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