How to Install and Uninstall dnstwist Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "dnstwist" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dnstwist on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dnstwist on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dnstwist
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnstwist package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dnstwist
Architecture: all
Version: 0~20201228-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 650
Depends: python3:any
Recommends: python3-dnspython, python3-geoip, python3-idna, python3-requests, python3-ssdeep, python3-tld, python3-whois
Suggests: libjs-jquery, python3-flask
Filename: pool/universe/d/dnstwist/dnstwist_0~20201228-1_all.deb
Size: 594352
MD5sum: fe777717018e45effc4c775146bbf517
SHA1: b7fb697cad202b51e0446ad6c240fea4a1c26bf4
SHA256: eabafced67cd72be01c3c237d9d90dc8989954b3424a4db477713cb19b2e9bc8
SHA512: 48335f39b1968e6a99df33ef34a7a806e03dc746b27fdd38b584f019e039a501a5a9e9a6c9bb2df2472a59a044b980fa901198176ad2ee6293744120cd701bc2
Homepage: https://github.com/elceef/dnstwist
Description-en: Domain name permutation engine
dnstwist generates a list of similarly looking domain names for
a given domain name and performs DNS queries for them (A, AAAA,
NS and MX). For MX records it checks whether there is an active mail
server which could be used to intercept misdirected emails.
Additionally it estimates webpage similarity based on fuzzy hashes.
This functionality might be helpful in detecting typosquatters, phishing
attacks, fraud and corporate espionage.
Description-md5: 62090ea942de756028d7ac0c86499fb3