How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: March 03,2025

1. Install "dnsmasq.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install dnsmasq.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dnsmasq.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dnsmasq.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnsmasq.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last metadata expiration check: 1 day, 4:14:33 ago on Sun May 9 13:03:46 2021.
Available Packages
Name : dnsmasq
Version : 2.79
Release : 13.el8_3.1
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 318 k
Source : dnsmasq-2.79-13.el8_3.1.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : A lightweight DHCP/caching DNS server
URL : http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/
License : GPLv2 or GPLv3
Description : Dnsmasq is lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server.
: It is designed to provide DNS and, optionally, DHCP, to a small network.
: It can serve the names of local machines which are not in the global
: DNS. The DHCP server integrates with the DNS server and allows machines
: with DHCP-allocated addresses to appear in the DNS with names configured
: either in each host or in a central configuration file. Dnsmasq supports
: static and dynamic DHCP leases and BOOTP for network booting of diskless
: machines.