How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq-base Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq-base" package

Please follow the instructions below to install dnsmasq-base on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall dnsmasq-base on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: dnsmasq-base
Source: dnsmasq
Version: 2.90-2
Installed-Size: 1094
Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~), dnsmasq-base
Provides: dnsmasq-base
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10 (>= 2:6.3.0+dfsg), libhogweed6 (>= 2.4-3), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.0), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.1), libnettle8 (>= 2.4-3), libnftables1 (>= 1.0.2)
Recommends: dns-root-data
Conflicts: dnsmasq-base-lua
Breaks: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~)
Size: 497656
SHA256: 7f679fa1c182862fffd41cb5bbe94ff9512a996d765b165ce0cba37f6e07a3e2
SHA1: 8df9abfc94e73bc529ac8dba60e2ef504ba46501
MD5sum: 0751e80d5d4dfe0a4841a05a22026747
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - executable
This package contains the dnsmasq executable and documentation, but
not the infrastructure required to run it as a system daemon. For
that, install the dnsmasq package.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://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_2.90-2_amd64.deb