How to Install and Uninstall dnscap Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dnscap on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dnscap" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dnscap on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dnscap" package

Learn how to uninstall dnscap on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnscap package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dnscap
Version: 2.1.1-1
Installed-Size: 371
Maintainer: Daniel Baumann
Architecture: amd64
Depends: perl:any, libc6 (>= 2.34), libldns3 (>= 1.7.1), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Description: Network capture utility designed specifically for DNS traffic
Description-md5: 24eb705d172e0388560288b96e8543cb
Homepage: https://www.dns-oarc.net/tools/dnscap
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnscap/dnscap_2.1.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 94172
MD5sum: f4147b4fa5779fa0ea920449c927b238
SHA256: 09282513da1bd9ab425e7edfd1695211fe2caf7dfe8ae5f6c0140c24b2efe1e8