How To Install dnscap on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscap on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is dnscap
dnscap is:
dnscap is a network capture utility designed specifically for DNS traffic. It produces binary data in pcap(3) format. This utility is similar to tcpdump(1), but has a number of features tailored to DNS transactions and protocol options.
There are three methods to install dnscap 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 dnscap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnscap
Install dnscap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnscap
Install dnscap 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 dnscap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnscap
How To Uninstall dnscap on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the dnscap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnscap
Uninstall dnscap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnscap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnscap
Remove dnscap Configurations and Data
To remove dnscap configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnscap
Remove dnscap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnscap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnscap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscap package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
