How to Install and Uninstall dnsproxy Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "dnsproxy" package

Learn how to install dnsproxy on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall dnsproxy on Kali Linux:


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

Package: dnsproxy
Source: dnsproxy (1.17+git20211129.22329c4-6)
Version: 1.17+git20211129.22329c4-6+b1
Installed-Size: 64
Maintainer: Marcos Talau
Architecture: amd64
Depends: adduser, passwd, sysvinit-utils (>= 3.07-1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libevent-2.1-7 (>= 2.1.8-stable)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Size: 16296
SHA256: 8eeecded78a967a0d59ae245c9d906deb01a34b83a22a965e91060e7502d2982
SHA1: acf21d148922f9e327a9ea1908cb7ddb6a2ab5cf
MD5sum: 9bc52f72e07f1efa434ccc0fc3eb075e
Description: proxy for DNS queries
dnsproxy forwards DNS queries to two previously configured nameservers:
one for authoritative queries and another for recursive queries.
The received answers are sent back to the client unchanged.
No local caching is done.
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Primary motivation for this project was the need to replace Bind servers with
djbdns in an ISP environment. These servers get recursive queries from
customers and authoritative queries from outside at the same IP address.
Now it is possible to run dnscache and tinydns on the same machine with
queries dispatched by dnsproxy.
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Another possible scenario is a firewall where proxy queries should be
forwarded to the real server in a DMZ.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://wolfermann.org/dnsproxy.html
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::service, protocol::dns,
role::program, use::proxying
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnsproxy/dnsproxy_1.17+git20211129.22329c4-6+b1_amd64.deb