How to Install and Uninstall dnscrypt-proxy Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 18,2024

1. Install "dnscrypt-proxy" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dnscrypt-proxy on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dnscrypt-proxy
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dnscrypt-proxy" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall dnscrypt-proxy on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dnscrypt-proxy
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnscrypt-proxy package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dnscrypt-proxy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.45+ds1-1
Built-Using: golang-1.15 (= 1.15.4-1ubuntu1), golang-github-aead-chacha20 (= 0.0~git20180709.8b13a72-3), golang-github-aead-poly1305 (= 0.0~git20180717.3fee0db-1), golang-github-coreos-go-systemd (= 22.1.0-3), golang-github-dchest-safefile (= 0.0~git20151022.0.855e8d9-1.1), golang-github-hashicorp-go-immutable-radix (= 1.3.0-1), golang-github-hashicorp-go-syslog (= 0.0~git20150218.0.42a2b57-1.1), golang-github-hashicorp-golang-lru (= 0.5.4-1), golang-github-jedisct1-dlog (= 0.7-1), golang-github-jedisct1-go-clocksmith (= 0.0~git20210101.da382b9-1), golang-github-jedisct1-go-dnsstamps (= 0.1.3-1), golang-github-jedisct1-go-minisign (= 0.1.0-2), golang-github-jedisct1-xsecretbox (= 1.0.1-1), golang-github-k-sone-critbitgo (= 1.4.0-1), golang-github-kardianos-service (= 1.2.0-2), golang-github-miekg-dns (= 1.1.35-1), golang-github-vividcortex-ewma (= 1.1.1-1), golang-go.crypto (= 1:0.0~git20201221.eec23a3-1), golang-golang-x-net (= 1:0.0+git20201031.ff519b6+dfsg-1), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.0~git20201223.0d417f6-1), golang-golang-x-text (= 0.3.4-1), golang-gopkg-natefinch-lumberjack.v2 (= 2.1-1), golang-toml (= 0.3.1-1)
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eric Dorland
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9368
Depends: adduser, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), libc6 (>= 2.32)
Suggests: resolvconf
Breaks: dnscrypt-proxy-plugins (<< 2)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy_2.0.45+ds1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 2754928
MD5sum: 4d0e5321dc58e5f18eb840db49c0aa43
SHA1: 6f4874f779d95693820811179e6fbfb4152ef3c5
SHA256: b24528aa06e1835bc779c890b8c8fd3f9d7262b973790a70f91fc654070a3e55
SHA512: 299a19ac35d29c4ffedceb0e4e9d6f2f0911f814d2811a36df4d0d98ed5fe641c557509456eb2140d4559930a46211d13e8a32258988d4f04cd03d3e9fdc9945
Homepage: https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy
Description-en: Flexible DNS proxy, with support for encrypted DNS protocols
dnscrypt-proxy is a flexible DNS proxy, with support for modern encrypted DNS
protocols such as DNSCrypt v2 and DNS-over-HTTPS.
Description-md5: 710b26a7b7218befaf287cbdd2ca016d