How To Install dnstwist on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnstwist on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is dnstwist
dnstwist is:
dnstwist generates a list of similarly looking domain names for a given domain name and performs DNS queries for them (A, AAAA, NS and MX). For MX records it checks whether there is an active mail server which could be used to intercept misdirected emails. Additionally it estimates webpage similarity based on fuzzy hashes. This functionality might be helpful in detecting typosquatters, phishing attacks, fraud and corporate espionage.
There are three methods to install dnstwist 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 dnstwist Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnstwist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnstwist
Install dnstwist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnstwist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnstwist
Install dnstwist 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 dnstwist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnstwist
How To Uninstall dnstwist on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the dnstwist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnstwist
Uninstall dnstwist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnstwist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnstwist
Remove dnstwist Configurations and Data
To remove dnstwist configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnstwist
Remove dnstwist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnstwist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnstwist
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnstwist package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
