Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy on Kali Linux.
What is dnscrypt-proxy
dnscrypt-proxy is:
dnscrypt-proxy is a flexible DNS proxy, with support for modern encrypted DNS
protocols such as DNSCrypt v2 and DNS-over-HTTPS.
There are three methods to install dnscrypt-proxy on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dnscrypt-proxy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dnscrypt-proxy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnscrypt-proxyInstall dnscrypt-proxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscrypt-proxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnscrypt-proxyInstall dnscrypt-proxy Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dnscrypt-proxy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnscrypt-proxy
How To Uninstall dnscrypt-proxy on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dnscrypt-proxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnscrypt-proxyUninstall dnscrypt-proxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnscrypt-proxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnscrypt-proxyRemove dnscrypt-proxy Configurations and Data
To remove dnscrypt-proxy configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnscrypt-proxyRemove dnscrypt-proxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnscrypt-proxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnscrypt-proxyDependencies
dnscrypt-proxy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
