How To Install zonedb on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is zonedb

zonedb is:

This package provides a free, open-source database (http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/) containing a list and associated metadata of public DNS zones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_zone) (domain name extensions). It attempts to be exhaustive, including current, retired, and withdrawn top-level domains and subdomains.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zonedb

Install zonedb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zonedb

Install zonedb 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 zonedb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zonedb

How To Uninstall zonedb on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove zonedb

Uninstall zonedb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zonedb

Remove zonedb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge zonedb

Remove zonedb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zonedb

Dependencies

zonedb have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• zonedb website

Summary

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