How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 10,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dnsmasq on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dnsmasq" package

Please follow the instructions below to install dnsmasq on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Learn how to uninstall dnsmasq on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dnsmasq
Version: 2.89-1
Installed-Size: 117
Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Architecture: all
Depends: netbase, dnsmasq-base, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), runit-helper (>= 2.14.0~)
Suggests: resolvconf
Conflicts: resolvconf (<< 1.15), runit (<< 2.1.2-51~)
Breaks: runit (<< 2.1.2-51~)
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
Description-md5: d4d0c88134cc703150a59b83cb68304c
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Tag: admin::boot, admin::file-distribution, implemented-in::c,
interface::daemon, network::server, protocol::dhcp, protocol::dns,
protocol::tftp, role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring,
use::proxying, works-with::file
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq_2.89-1_all.deb
Size: 32352
MD5sum: e3c5f65f9c1c6fb96f0fd8a854117b1b
SHA256: e41b9c084f52ac8c5a2987ce918c9abca4b31de760d2fa489e3458277ba128ee