How To Install bind9-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-dev on Kali Linux. bind9-dev is Static Libraries and Headers used by BIND 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-dev on Kali Linux.

What is bind9-dev

bind9-dev is:

The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND 9) implements an Internet domain name server. BIND 9 is the most widely-used name server software on the Internet, and is supported by the Internet Software Consortium, www.isc.org.

This package contains a bundle of static libraries and header files used by BIND 9.

Please be aware that the BIND 9 libraries are considered private by upstream developers and the API and ABI might break at any time.

There are three methods to install bind9-dev 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 bind9-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bind9-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bind9-dev

Install bind9-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bind9-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bind9-dev

Install bind9-dev 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 bind9-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bind9-dev

How To Uninstall bind9-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bind9-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bind9-dev

Uninstall bind9-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bind9-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bind9-dev

Remove bind9-dev Configurations and Data

To remove bind9-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bind9-dev

Remove bind9-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bind9-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bind9-dev

Dependencies

bind9-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bind9-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.