How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq" package

This is a short guide on how to install dnsmasq on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dnsmasq
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dnsmasq" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dnsmasq on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: dnsmasq
Architecture: all
Version: 2.89-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 94
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_2.89-1_all.deb
Size: 18800
MD5sum: 020713ac1b8511090553b8e1e9366c66
SHA1: 165f4257c14ca847c981781ebfbc70d50e74a9af
SHA256: 4b2d23931df4a688d6e1189192faac79fe9d70970a99d90920558461007dee58
SHA512: 11c41dda317303fb61d32804b16ee0b927300757e870ce7f2716ef184a7e81118e5c079d64f59556d0755a487c175c0440db82c0b70f50a332041cdcd68b226a
Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html
Description: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
Description-md5: d4d0c88134cc703150a59b83cb68304c