Install doggo DNS Lookup Tool on Ubuntu 26.04

The doggo is a command-line tool designed for performing DNS lookups. It supports multiple record types, provides structured output, and is useful for debugging or inspecting DNS configurations directly from the terminal. This tutorial explains how to install doggo DNS lookup tool on Ubuntu 26.04.

Install doggo

Retrieve the most recent release version from the GitHub repository:

DOGGO_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/mr-karan/doggo/releases/latest" | grep -Po '"tag_name": "v\K[0-9.]+')

Download the corresponding archive:

curl -sSLo doggo.tar.gz https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo/releases/latest/download/doggo_${DOGGO_VERSION}_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz

Create a temporary directory and extract the files:

mkdir doggo-temp

tar xf doggo.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C doggo-temp

Move the binary into a directory included in the system PATH:

sudo mv doggo-temp/doggo /usr/local/bin

Verify that the installation completed successfully by checking doggo version:

doggo --version

Remove temporary files:

rm -rf doggo.tar.gz doggo-temp

Testing doggo

Execute a simple DNS query against a domain:

doggo google.com A AAAA MX NS

This command queries multiple DNS record types, including IPv4 (A), IPv6 (AAAA), mail exchange (MX), and name server (NS) records, presenting the results in a structured format.

Uninstall doggo

If doggo is no longer needed, run the following command to remove it:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/doggo