Yadifa is a lightweight authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) name server that is designed to be simple, fast, and secure. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Yadifa on Kali Linux.
Before installing Yadifa, it is important to ensure that your Kali Linux system is up to date with the latest packages and software updates. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This will update your system and install any available software updates.
Yadifa requires several dependencies to be installed before it can be installed on your system. Open a terminal window and run the following command to install these dependencies:
sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev uuid-dev libjson-c-dev
This command will install the necessary packages including the build-essential package, libssl-dev, uuid-dev, and libjson-c-dev.
Download the latest Yadifa version from the official website http://www.yadifa.eu/.
wget https://hosting.xtrabytes.global/yadifa-2.4.1.tar.gz
This will download and save the Yadifa package file in your home directory.
Extract the downloaded Yadifa package using the following command:
tar -xvzf yadifa-2.4.1.tar.gz
Next, navigate to the extracted Yadifa directory:
cd yadifa-2.4.1
Now compile and install Yadifa using the following command:
sudo ./configure && sudo make && sudo make install
This will compile and install Yadifa on your system.
After installing Yadifa, you can verify the installation by running the yadifa
command:
yadifa -v
This command should output the version of Yadifa installed on your system.
Congratulations! You have installed Yadifa on Kali Linux. You can now start using Yadifa as a name server on your system.
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