How to Install and Uninstall resolvconf-admin Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "resolvconf-admin" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install resolvconf-admin on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install resolvconf-admin

2. Uninstall "resolvconf-admin" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall resolvconf-admin on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):

$ sudo apt remove resolvconf-admin $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the resolvconf-admin package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: resolvconf-admin
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 30
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.4)
Recommends: resolvconf
Enhances: resolvconf
Filename: pool/universe/r/resolvconf-admin/resolvconf-admin_0.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 9456
MD5sum: 21bbd9a370f23f859e37606c1525b812
SHA1: 51aa5789741dbcf1f89bf8b84db93b01452718c5
SHA256: 8d47a871c7da01558fae56259f5d3ac3259bd8d705777a59c9c40cb78d2c8f8d
SHA512: 1d0f89509bad201915eaa2e91e10a766c3793dc07018b34b98dde0d49b754713f68cfc56ddd9d1725e481ec39a26bd64108a579caca407de056748a610797c8f
Homepage: https://github.com/dkg/resolvconf-admin
Description-en: setuid helper program for setting up the local DNS
resolvconf-admin deals with setting the local DNS information, which
needs to be done by root on some systems. For example, it should
enable a non-privileged DHCP client to add information about DNS
resolvers it discovers.
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If /sbin/resolvconf is present, it is invoked as root with the
recommended data. If it is not present, then /etc/resolv.conf is
overwritten with a simple file.
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Note: setuid binaries like resolvconf-admin are additional attack
surface on your system. If you can use a different approach, such as
enabling systemd-resolved, you should probably prefer it.
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DO NOT INSTALL THIS PACKAGE (or any other with a setuid binary) IF
YOU DO NOT NEED IT!
Description-md5: a5d0f081f19804b85cf11966c74b3d78