How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq-base Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq-base" package

Please follow the steps below to install dnsmasq-base on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dnsmasq-base" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall dnsmasq-base on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnsmasq-base package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: dnsmasq-base
Source: dnsmasq
Version: 2.80-1+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 911
Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~), dnsmasq-base
Provides: dnsmasq-base
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10, libhogweed4, libidn11 (>= 1.13), libnetfilter-conntrack3, libnettle6 (>= 3.4~), libnfnetlink0
Recommends: dns-root-data
Conflicts: dnsmasq-base-lua
Breaks: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~)
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
Description-md5: 1f9c3f0c557ca377bcc6c659e4694437
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Tag: admin::boot, admin::configuring, implemented-in::c, interface::daemon,
network::server, protocol::dhcp, protocol::dns, protocol::tftp,
role::program, scope::utility, use::proxying
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq-base_2.80-1+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 440684
MD5sum: b9cbe4afec2b30195945281700769aee
SHA256: 2e4a1e3729afbfb55da363a2cc698390bd86da27bf6e419f567c1f4686798fdb