How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq-base Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "dnsmasq-base" package

This tutorial shows how to install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: dnsmasq-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.80-1.1ubuntu1.7
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: dnsmasq
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 792
Provides: dnsmasq-base
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10, libhogweed5, libidn11 (>= 1.13), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.7), libnettle7
Recommends: dns-root-data
Conflicts: dnsmasq-base-lua
Breaks: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~)
Replaces: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~), dnsmasq-base
Filename: pool/main/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq-base_2.80-1.1ubuntu1.7_amd64.deb
Size: 315428
MD5sum: 70850f7f70d17fac35526ac8c28bb475
SHA1: 8eeaf11092d393eb3c22e628c5e87754d536ff80
SHA256: f5861ccdbd2b956064f6e8fdd348edf6db1c952fec9d954a317f28b4c9417e4c
SHA512: 54eec35833208122227576c42c664ad8358acd08a3515e4ac271361cee7c6126d047e57f3fd976688746ca1dbe338abce0a35206779086343ccc168f1b01c72a
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
Description-md5: 1f9c3f0c557ca377bcc6c659e4694437
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: dnsmasq-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.80-1.1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: dnsmasq
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 792
Provides: dnsmasq-base
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10, libhogweed5, libidn11 (>= 1.13), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.7), libnettle7
Recommends: dns-root-data
Conflicts: dnsmasq-base-lua
Breaks: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~)
Replaces: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~), dnsmasq-base
Filename: pool/main/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq-base_2.80-1.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 313840
MD5sum: cff42d9cb2409b939ec1b23ecf7a3ee3
SHA1: 54d5ce073bda889bb4d6339dc97420daa77306fb
SHA256: 0f10268a683053d52d48b3eaee20c334fa1505179c2693e9d0e647ed5cf75976
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
Description-md5: 1f9c3f0c557ca377bcc6c659e4694437
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop