How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq.x86_64 Package on Fedora 38

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "dnsmasq.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install dnsmasq.x86_64 on Fedora 38


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dnsmasq.x86_64 on Fedora 38:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                dnsmasq.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnsmasq.x86_64 package on Fedora 38

Last metadata expiration check: 4:51:27 ago on Sat Mar 16 16:59:57 2024.
Available Packages
Name : dnsmasq
Version : 2.90
Release : 1.fc38
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 363 k
Source : dnsmasq-2.90-1.fc38.src.rpm
Repository : updates
Summary : A lightweight DHCP/caching DNS server
URL : http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/
License : GPL-2.0-only or GPL-3.0-only
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 disk-less
: machines.