How to Install and Uninstall dnstop Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dnstop" package

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


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

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


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

Package: dnstop
Source: dnstop (20120611-2)
Version: 20120611-2+b4
Installed-Size: 80
Maintainer: Marc Haber
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libncurses6 (>= 6), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Size: 26992
SHA256: e1c9bbd14e926969300e2f452ee3519e7c96b8e8e308663c1c3df9000a5ae332
SHA1: 1d67bd5d9319741e1143a9f73e258a40602cb308
MD5sum: f33fc0c42d9c465472f56375ce0ca006
Description: console tool to analyze DNS traffic
dnstop is a console tool to analyze and display various tables of DNS traffic.
Currently dnstop displays tables of (among others):
* Source IP addresses
* Destination IP addresses
* Query types
* Top level domains
* Second level domains
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop/
Tag: interface::text-mode, protocol::dns, role::program, scope::utility,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::monitor
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnstop/dnstop_20120611-2+b4_amd64.deb