How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq-base Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dnsmasq-base on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "dnsmasq-base" package

Please follow the steps below to install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: dnsmasq-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: dnsmasq
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 888
Provides: dnsmasq-base
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10 (>= 2:6.2.1+dfsg), libhogweed6 (>= 2.4-3), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.0), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.1), 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_2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 373966
MD5sum: 5aef8ebd44062c06ec5423ea9a9f34c4
SHA1: 0fc31598e94baab95dd4a421a60386601fe1bfeb
SHA256: 5987a026e910df0b51bc7d8be018b84696e94199300dcb08dcb8f4f8fd2c0d60
SHA512: e0d4dbb9c0fc20f5fcc26f52847c95f847a5b7e9ce21b4dc57a590ede9c108f7447f61adaa4c36f7374508cb4ed6b1ee6dcb312559765bc99144dd446e371bf5
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, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: dnsmasq-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.86-1.1
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: dnsmasq
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 840
Provides: dnsmasq-base
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.34), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10, libhogweed6 (>= 2.4-3), libidn2-0 (>= 2.0.0), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.1), 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_2.86-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 353686
MD5sum: 6a99d17a27f6bf3d8f7bda0e789dd1b0
SHA1: f58ae162aca4a06118a8350aadbb0d1bc1be0e3f
SHA256: e0b339f3207e45783a07cc6ff979d48679ae46de671d9abffa2ec3d62a072e03
SHA512: e522ebc99977c5f0827c5974d0e072b13c45c375a4557f2382d3b24801ea6127eee5a4318ce7dc655deab409e5948422a9638d7815573f31a13d9519e48ed00c
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, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi