How to Install and Uninstall dnsperf Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "dnsperf" package

Please follow the steps below to install dnsperf on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall dnsperf on Kali Linux:


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

Package: dnsperf
Version: 2.14.0-1
Installed-Size: 259
Maintainer: Daniel Baumann
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libldns3 (>= 1.7.1), libnghttp2-14 (>= 1.3.0), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)
Suggests: python3-dnspython, python3-pcapy
Size: 87512
SHA256: 56e934500e7d92b4f4043abb96aff4a64b529eb60296fa197c6d4f91b74c54b2
SHA1: d78d922db29a256ec58716b4b23251faf69e69c6
MD5sum: 53cc1536cbe7b73573a885fbf393638e
Description: DNS Performance Testing Tool
dnsperf gathers accurate latency and throughput metrics for the Domain Name
Service (DNS). Network operators can benchmark their naming and addressing
infrastructure. dnsperf "self-paces" the DNS query load to simulate network
conditions.
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resperf systematically increases the query rate and monitors the response
rate to simulate caching DNS services.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.dns-oarc.net/tools/dnsperf
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnsperf/dnsperf_2.14.0-1_amd64.deb