How to Install and Uninstall mdns-scan Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "mdns-scan" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install mdns-scan on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mdns-scan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mdns-scan" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mdns-scan on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mdns-scan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mdns-scan package on Kali Linux

Package: mdns-scan
Source: mdns-scan (0.5-5)
Version: 0.5-5+b1
Installed-Size: 33
Maintainer: Thorsten Alteholz
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Size: 10960
SHA256: f8addd1477782a27049f3d3cbe45db4f371b1508c00ac8952f9fafd4ebce58ab
SHA1: 04938560ea4990dfcddd08a281f20d06ea6f006e
MD5sum: b61f63015692c6e4956abc0181a9ea49
Description: Scan for mDNS/DNS-SD services published on the local network
mdns-scan is a tool for scanning for mDNS/DNS-SD services published
on the local network.
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It works by issuing a mDNS PTR query to the special RR
_services._dns-sd._udp.local for retrieving a list of all currently
registered services on the local link.
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mDNS/DNS-SD is part of Apple's Zeroconf strategy (a.k.a. Bonjour).
The avahi-daemon package is an implementation of mDNS/DNS-SD.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/alteholz/mdns-scan
Tag: network::scanner, protocol::dns, protocol::zeroconf, role::program,
use::scanning
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mdns-scan/mdns-scan_0.5-5+b1_amd64.deb