How To Install dnssec-trigger on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnssec-trigger on Kali Linux.
What is dnssec-trigger
dnssec-trigger is:
Dnssec-trigger reconfigures the local unbound DNS server. This unbound DNS server performs DNSSEC validation, but dnssec-trigger will signal it to use the DHCP obtained forwarders if possible, and fallback to doing its own AUTH queries if that fails, and if that fails prompt the user via dnssec-trigger-applet the option to go with insecure DNS only.
There are three methods to install dnssec-trigger 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 dnssec-trigger Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dnssec-trigger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnssec-triggerInstall dnssec-trigger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dnssec-trigger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnssec-triggerInstall dnssec-trigger 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dnssec-trigger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnssec-triggerHow To Uninstall dnssec-trigger on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dnssec-trigger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnssec-triggerUninstall dnssec-trigger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnssec-trigger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnssec-triggerRemove dnssec-trigger Configurations and Data
To remove dnssec-trigger configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnssec-triggerRemove dnssec-trigger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnssec-trigger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnssec-triggerDependencies
dnssec-trigger have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk2.0-0
- libldns3
- libssl1.1
- python3
- python3-gi
- python3-lockfile
- gir1.2-nm-1.0
- sensible-utils
- unbound
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnssec-trigger package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
