How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dnsmasq on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dnsmasq on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dnsmasq
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnsmasq package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: dnsmasq
Architecture: all
Version: 2.80-1.1ubuntu1.5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 74
Depends: netbase, dnsmasq-base, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Suggests: resolvconf
Conflicts: resolvconf (<< 1.15)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq_2.80-1.1ubuntu1.5_all.deb
Size: 16524
MD5sum: 75dcd94b9865095dce5e77e5b22a0357
SHA1: 11c4d6da45e84ff91c7c4866aa7c277d9336acf2
SHA256: 8ebb9ab1f5e4d43dc822b3df772166dbb880b35be4017df10dd42070c6a7c2b0
SHA512: 49c9570c4b3e5a248c7193f1ea3ba5d9a9caa20f9134b2b151c0cc88fd074472f96450bd6c65bf78f483378ebd43cb887b852b6d845f00b81102200d284085c9
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
Description-md5: d4d0c88134cc703150a59b83cb68304c

Package: dnsmasq
Architecture: all
Version: 2.80-1.1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 74
Depends: netbase, dnsmasq-base, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Suggests: resolvconf
Conflicts: resolvconf (<< 1.15)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq_2.80-1.1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 16484
MD5sum: 4a68464242d83fab6f5cb238bfba2688
SHA1: 552f1bdb69756085c550a3d849dff9307212ece6
SHA256: 6982306f96ca298efa981c5e93989e9e4860371a0930d63a26a29b1f189397ab
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
Description-md5: d4d0c88134cc703150a59b83cb68304c