How To Install dnsdbq on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsdbq on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is dnsdbq
dnsdbq is:
This is a pure C99 program that accesses passive DNS database systems such as:
* the DNSDB API server at Farsight Security
* the CIRCL pDNS server at Computer Incident Response Center (LU)
An API key is required for operation. The command syntax was inspired by a Python script called dnsdb_query, but significant departure has occurred, largely inspired by a modern understanding of “time fencing” and a desire for new features such as CSV output and JSON reprocessing.
There are three methods to install dnsdbq on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dnsdbq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnsdbq using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnsdbq
Install dnsdbq Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnsdbq using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnsdbq
Install dnsdbq Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dnsdbq using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnsdbq
How To Uninstall dnsdbq on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the dnsdbq package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnsdbq
Uninstall dnsdbq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnsdbq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsdbq
Remove dnsdbq Configurations and Data
To remove dnsdbq configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnsdbq
Remove dnsdbq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnsdbq configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsdbq
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsdbq package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.