How To Install dlint on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dlint

dlint is:

This program analyzes any DNS zone you specify, and reports any problems it
finds by displaying errors and warnings. Then it descends recursively to
examine all zones below the given one (this can be disabled with a command-
line option).

You don’t have to feed any BIND conffiles to Dlint. Dlint uses
nameserver calls to gather information.

Designed for Unix, dlint is written in Bourne Shell and Perl.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dlint

Install dlint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dlint

Install dlint 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 dlint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dlint

How To Uninstall dlint on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dlint

Uninstall dlint And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dlint

Remove dlint Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dlint

Remove dlint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dlint

Dependencies

dlint have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• dlint website

Summary

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