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title: Install dnstap-gael on Linux | Snap Store
description: 'Get the latest version of dnstap-gael for Linux - dnstap: flexible,
  structured event replication format for DNS servers'
url: https://snapcraft.io/dnstap-gael
---

# dnstap-gael

[Gael LeGoff (gael-legoff)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/gael-legoff "View all snaps from Gael LeGoff (gael-legoff)")

* [Gael LeGoff (gael-legoff)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/gael-legoff "View all snaps from Gael LeGoff (gael-legoff)")
* [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities)

latest/stable v0.4.0-20260510

Install latest/stable of dnstap-gael

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install dnstap-gael
```

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

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### Package name

* dnstap-gael

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 10 May 2026 - latest/stable
* 10 May 2026 - latest/edge

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### Contact

* [github.com/gael-legoff/dnstap-gael/issues](https://github.com/gael-legoff/dnstap-gael/issues "https://github.com/gael-legoff/dnstap-gael/issues")

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### Source code

* [github.com/gael-legoff/dnstap-gael](https://github.com/gael-legoff/dnstap-gael "https://github.com/gael-legoff/dnstap-gael")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/gael-legoff/dnstap-gael/issues](https://github.com/gael-legoff/dnstap-gael/issues "https://github.com/gael-legoff/dnstap-gael/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/dnstap-gael#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/dnstap-gael#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/dnstap-gael#tab-security)

#### dnstap: flexible, structured event replication format for DNS servers

*This is NOT an original piece of work, just a snap of dnstap*

dnstap implements an encoding format for DNS server events. It uses a
lightweight framing on top of event payloads encoded using Protocol Buffers and
is transport neutral.

dnstap can represent internal state inside a DNS server that is difficult to
obtain using techniques based on traditional packet capture or unstructured
textual format logging.

**Usage**

`dnstap-gael.dnstap --help`

\*\*Example using Knot Resolver ([https://snapcraft.io/knot-resolver-gael)\*\*](https://snapcraft.io/knot-resolver-gael)**)

`sudo snap connect dnstap-gael:home :home`

`sudo snap connect knot-resolver-gael:home :home`

`sudo dnstap-gael.dnstap -q -u /root/dnstap.sock`

`sudo vi /var/snap/knot-resolver-gael/current/kresd.conf`

```
modules = {
    dnstap = {
        socket_path = "/root/dnstap.sock",
        identity = "",
        version = package_version(),
        client = {
            log_queries = true,
            log_responses = true,
        },
    }
}
```

`sudo snap restart knot-resolver-gael.kresd`

**2024-11-17**

* Switched to core24 to follow knot-resolver-gael

**2021-08-16**

* v0.4.0 available on amd64, arm64 & armhf

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## Install dnstap-gael 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/dnstap-gael/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnstap-gael/raspbian)