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title: Install DNS Record Inspector on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of DNS Record Inspector for Linux - RFC 1035 UDP/TCP
  DNS wire-packet query & resource record inspector for Linux
url: https://snapcraft.io/dns-record-inspector
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# DNS Record Inspector

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latest/stable 1.0.0

Install latest/stable of DNS Record Inspector

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install dns-record-inspector
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* dns-record-inspector

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/dns-record-inspector#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/dns-record-inspector#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/dns-record-inspector#tab-security)

#### RFC 1035 UDP/TCP DNS wire-packet query & resource record inspector for Linux

A native desktop RFC 1035 wire-format UDP and TCP DNS query client, batch domain lookup utility, and binary DNS packet hex/header inspector for Linux.
A lightweight Linux alternative to NirSoft DNSDataView for querying, decoding, and exporting DNS resource records across single domains or batch domain lists.

Key features:

* Pure RFC 1035 binary DNS wire-packet encoder and decoder supporting A, AAAA, MX, NS, CNAME, TXT, SOA, SRV, CAA, and PTR (reverse IPv4/IPv6) record types over UDP and TCP.
* Queries system resolvers from /etc/resolv.conf or selectable public and custom DNS servers (1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8, 9.9.9.9, 208.67.222.222, or custom IP:port) with automatic TCP fallback when the TC (Truncated) flag is set.
* Displays record type, class, TTL, priority/weight/port, decoded RDATA, authoritative/recursion/truncation header flags, RCODE status, wire packet size, and round-trip latency (ms).
* Interactive Raw Wire & Hex Packet Inspector decoding the 12-byte DNS header, Question, Answer, Authority, and Additional sections alongside formatted hex/ASCII dumps, plus CSV, JSON, and BIND zone-file export.

Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by NirSoft or Nir Sofer.

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## Install DNS Record Inspector on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/dns-record-inspector/ubuntu)