dnsutils (dig and nslookup)
Listed in Debian as bind9-dnsutils
Clients provided with BIND 9
Command lineInternetNetwork and remote access
Not tested on a device yet. What that means
dnsutils (dig and nslookup) in Breadstick
Breadstick runs Debian's own bind9-dnsutils package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, so dnsutils (dig and nslookup) should behave as it does on a Linux PC. It is a command line program rather than an app with a window of its own: you run it by typing its command in Breadstick's Terminal, or in any terminal window on the Linux desktop, and it needs no Desktop or Floating session running.
Commands in the package
dignslookupdelvdnstap-readmdignsupdate
Type one in Breadstick's Terminal to run it.
Network tools use Android's own connection, and a VPN connected in Android covers them too. Anything that needs root, such as capturing traffic or changing the device's network settings, is not available. More in the docs: What Breadstick cannot do: raw network control.
About dnsutils (dig and nslookup)
From Debian's package description
The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND 9) implements an Internet domain name server. BIND 9 is the most widely-used name server software on the Internet, and is supported by the Internet Software Consortium, www.isc.org.
This package delivers various client programs related to DNS that are derived from the BIND 9 source tree.
- dig - query the DNS in various ways
- nslookup - the older way to do it
- nsupdate - perform dynamic updates (See RFC2136)
From Debian's description of the bind9-dnsutils package, under that package's license.
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Sources and licenses
- Name: the name people know it by, chosen for this catalog; Debian's package is bind9-dnsutils.
- Summary: Debian's short description of the bind9-dnsutils package, under that package's license.
- Description: Debian's description of the bind9-dnsutils package, under that package's license.
- Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
- Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.
More in About the catalog.