How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq-base Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq-base" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: dnsmasq-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.82-1ubuntu1.2
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: dnsmasq
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 812
Provides: dnsmasq-base
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10, libhogweed6 (>= 2.4-3), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.0), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.8), libnettle8 (>= 2.4-3)
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_2.82-1ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
Size: 325340
MD5sum: af09e225fce62b7f6c6e71ddea8b9772
SHA1: c28c21bc66ae534a0786a08a282dcdb6940cfed0
SHA256: e27399349867e4afd6694a4c05bcca8888c7820d9dadc0d40c3f0134a61539c4
SHA512: a0edbe670d2a65c48ba6c37a11b7a1c35fb827fa8eb11c1ae364caceffe377723fe42d965e15d791a2c772a04e06d31ac54f2c52f96759e8528e2ddab6749e0f
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description-en: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
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: 1f9c3f0c557ca377bcc6c659e4694437
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: dnsmasq-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.82-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: dnsmasq
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 812
Provides: dnsmasq-base
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10, libhogweed6 (>= 2.4-3), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.0), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.8), libnettle8 (>= 2.4-3)
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_2.82-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 324420
MD5sum: 46e11ff889be4694a25b82d3addde4d7
SHA1: b05f88102287b868034184afc1f40f6af774ce5e
SHA256: 7e2d60f4bdcabb5567da0d7d5e201552c06a8b30c6f1366293ed0bc53e63faa1
SHA512: 1c992cd6e8426b0fd84472104820116c38b6aed9c829100e45f8031443250c3a16107485f8dbc4495fc109199da8e70f59c0a00dfa741a79bb62139e9b07189e
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description-en: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
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: 1f9c3f0c557ca377bcc6c659e4694437
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop