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

Last updated: January 09,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dnsmasq-utils" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dnsmasq-utils 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-utils" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall dnsmasq-utils 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-utils package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dnsmasq-utils
Source: dnsmasq
Version: 2.89-1
Installed-Size: 75
Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Conflicts: dnsmasq (<< 2.40)
Description: Utilities for manipulating DHCP leases
Description-md5: c01626c0b1b5fea18d3a8d04fbe44ea7
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Tag: protocol::dhcp, role::program, scope::utility
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq-utils_2.89-1_amd64.deb
Size: 25344
MD5sum: 034680edb1a7d03e90253efb76eaa1ad
SHA256: 205362d7b239348fbd659925045f0d375e646cd914549e6db00017e41730937e