How to Install and Uninstall mdnsd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "mdnsd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mdnsd on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall mdnsd on Kali Linux:


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

Package: mdnsd
Version: 0.12-3
Installed-Size: 132
Maintainer: Gürkan Myczko
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libmdnsd1 (>= 0.12)
Size: 34088
SHA256: 6e31a394e417c80b0b3c2c2b7d4068f4ac2855ef38c704f9c44bccd3052614b0
SHA1: 1a09d1ac6bc29a86e0907799a303c0f238ea1fb9
MD5sum: bca245b73c5380b468b8d8b7b66f6a08
Description: embeddable Multicast DNS Daemon
This is a standalone mDNS-SD daemon for small systems. Although still
limited in functionality it can announce services like FTP, HTTP, and
SSH and respond to scanning (enumeration) requests from tools like
mdns-scan.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/troglobit/mdnsd
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mdnsd/mdnsd_0.12-3_amd64.deb