How To Install ddclient on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ddclient on Kali Linux.

What is ddclient

ddclient is:

This package provides a client to update dynamic IP addresses with
several dynamic DNS service providers, such as DynDNS.com.

This makes it possible to use a fixed hostname (such as
myhost.dyndns.org) to access a machine with a dynamic IP address.

This client supports both dynamic and (near) static services, as well as
MX record and alternative name management. It caches the address, and
only attempts the update when it has changed.

There are three methods to install ddclient 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 ddclient Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ddclient

Install ddclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ddclient using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ddclient

Install ddclient 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 ddclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ddclient

How To Uninstall ddclient on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ddclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ddclient

Uninstall ddclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ddclient

Remove ddclient Configurations and Data

To remove ddclient configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ddclient

Remove ddclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ddclient

Dependencies

ddclient have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• ddclient website

Summary

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