How To Install gadmin-bind on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gadmin-bind on Kali Linux. gadmin-bind is GTK+ configuration tool for bind9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gadmin-bind on Kali Linux.

What is `gadmin-bind`

gadmin-bind is:

gadmin-bind is an easy to use GTK+ frontend for ISC BIND. It handles multiple
domains and can switch from master to slave domain in three clicks. It can
change the domain name for entire domains and subdomains, including domain
resources such as MX, A, AAAA, CNAME, and NS.

gadmin-bind can also generate and set up secret keys for rndc, construct a
chroot environment, and handle DDNS operations.

There are three methods to install gadmin-bind 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 gadmin-bind Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gadmin-bind using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gadmin-bind

Install gadmin-bind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gadmin-bind using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gadmin-bind

Install gadmin-bind 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install gadmin-bind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gadmin-bind

How To Uninstall gadmin-bind on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gadmin-bind package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gadmin-bind

Uninstall gadmin-bind And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gadmin-bind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gadmin-bind

Remove gadmin-bind Configurations and Data

To remove gadmin-bind configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gadmin-bind

Remove gadmin-bind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gadmin-bind configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gadmin-bind

Dependencies

gadmin-bind have the following dependencies:

References

gadmin-bind website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gadmin-bind package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.