How To Install designate-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-common on Kali Linux. designate-common is OpenStack DNS as a Service - common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-common on Kali Linux.

What is designate-common

designate-common is:

Designate provides DNSaaS services for OpenStack. It provides a multi-tenant REST API for domain & record management. It is Integrated with Keystone for authentication, and provides a framework in place to integrate with Nova and Neutron notifications (for auto-generated records). Designate supports PowerDNS and Bind9 out of the box.

This package contains common files.

There are three methods to install designate-common 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 designate-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install designate-common

Install designate-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install designate-common

Install designate-common 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 designate-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install designate-common

How To Uninstall designate-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the designate-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove designate-common

Uninstall designate-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove designate-common

Remove designate-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge designate-common

Remove designate-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge designate-common

Dependencies

designate-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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