How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq" package

Please follow the steps below to install dnsmasq on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dnsmasq on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: dnsmasq
Architecture: all
Version: 2.90-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 85
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: netbase, dnsmasq-base
Suggests: resolvconf
Conflicts: resolvconf (<< 1.15)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq_2.90-2_all.deb
Size: 17864
MD5sum: a5ef2284562abf434b2df656d25ec689
SHA1: 71377139a43e6ebab7df35c12cae4703d0e70ed7
SHA256: 55aceafb988a800ce3799d7924c81ad27283ca135b1329424d71719b27674383
SHA512: a9d3347a988de5df4c320e619559d737f819e77b00154fb6c9659982afbc05d270193a84ad23a8a07b52a0ae3998390d1a89850bf69176b4316c7500d1a99c12
Homepage: https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server - system daemon
Description-md5: 7b36911676b04203658c6857a166934f