How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq-base Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq-base" package

This tutorial shows how to install dnsmasq-base on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dnsmasq-base on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: dnsmasq-base
Source: dnsmasq
Version: 2.85-1
Installed-Size: 940
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, libhogweed6 (>= 2.4-3), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.0), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.1), libnettle8 (>= 2.4-3)
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_2.85-1_amd64.deb
Size: 459556
MD5sum: f8f74068e4fa2d6d2e046295d9c56852
SHA256: 5a253fa4d2944721fd2a49df7b6f3c6fefa7e01bc2d0004ade8f5bab247c7ced