How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dnsmasq on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: dnsmasq
Architecture: all
Version: 2.85-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 93
Depends: netbase, dnsmasq-base, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Suggests: resolvconf
Conflicts: resolvconf (<< 1.15)
Filename: pool/universe/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq_2.85-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 18324
MD5sum: f1063d09cbe04bbe5837fafd37b13343
SHA1: 6f677c7891b126b63014cb0b3f7432d9fa56a733
SHA256: 8d0ce82f442b0b8def7dee0d252b5fe475f12115edd28869dd75e14f8428cfc9
SHA512: b66368f1b02fabd7e7dac4103fa33948be3a1217b724560c4efebb5634ac224dae70f2110455e8034a672101059bde32b2301d14b275ae119ec6f06ba913e901
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description-en: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure, DNS forwarder and DHCP
server. It is designed to provide DNS and optionally, DHCP, to a
small network. It can serve the names of local machines which are
not in the global DNS. The DHCP server integrates with the DNS
server and allows machines with DHCP-allocated addresses
to appear in the DNS with names configured either in each host or
in a central configuration file. Dnsmasq supports static and dynamic
DHCP leases and BOOTP/TFTP for network booting of diskless machines.
Description-md5: d4d0c88134cc703150a59b83cb68304c