How to Install and Uninstall ldnsutils Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "ldnsutils" package

This guide let you learn how to install ldnsutils on Kali Linux


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ldnsutils on Kali Linux:


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

Package: ldnsutils
Source: ldns (1.8.3-1)
Version: 1.8.3-1+b1
Installed-Size: 736
Maintainer: Debian DNS Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libldns3 (>= 1.8.3), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0)
Recommends: dns-root-data
Size: 171860
SHA256: 6970a1efc922d6c4167afb261cf4db71814119a6d76613da70a82fd6fe63f949
SHA1: 5d2ea1079258da9ec7bdd81d798b9c2e309c36fd
MD5sum: cefd46cffc2e805a502176fb79604f4d
Description: ldns library for DNS programming - tools (includes drill tool)
The goal of ldns is to simplify DNS programming, it supports recent RFCs
like the DNSSEC documents, and allows developers to easily create software
conforming to current RFCs, and experimental software for current Internet
Drafts.
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This package contains various client programs related to DNS that are
based on top of libldns library and DRILL tool which is similar to dig.
These tools were designed with DNSSEC in mind and are useful for DNS
and DNSSEC testing and debugging.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/ldns/about/
Tag: role::program
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/ldns/ldnsutils_1.8.3-1+b1_amd64.deb