How to Install and Uninstall dnscap Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "dnscap" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dnscap on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dnscap on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dnscap
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnscap package on Kali Linux

Package: dnscap
Version: 2.2.0-1
Installed-Size: 383
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)
Size: 98680
SHA256: ae4a213a634c7b8306ab538e98fa99f898bfd610b1e7699b399b25e959caf479
SHA1: c1dd968ec0ed4bca4d81eb183ef7a708dfec342f
MD5sum: b49daa2f36de372aed35aaee9b0b5238
Description: Network capture utility designed specifically for DNS traffic
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.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.dns-oarc.net/tools/dnscap
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnscap/dnscap_2.2.0-1_amd64.deb