How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dnsmasq on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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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 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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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 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Package: dnsmasq
Architecture: all
Version: 2.86-1.1ubuntu1
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_2.86-1.1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 18638
MD5sum: 8a2db9be387fd82240e4859d510461fd
SHA1: 86a70c50701f8d6a7bd8c2fc4465f8ab4770605c
SHA256: 8bc1b67c6716ca82895cb7627dae64eed509e3ad2614b6788dd1959bde6bf3d0
SHA512: f1cb9f7c2a6c7d28513a90ee5589e228365e2ec30d74ebad14902deaabb76f05d920e6297095bccb0d52fcf4430fbde39e8c10da4b6bd74e3d7d942e3d6da53e
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
Description-md5: d4d0c88134cc703150a59b83cb68304c