How to Install and Uninstall dnscrypt-proxy Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "dnscrypt-proxy" package

Learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall dnscrypt-proxy on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dnscrypt-proxy
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 436
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eric Dorland
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.1-1
Depends: adduser, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libc6 (>= 2.17), libsodium18 (>= 0.7.0), libsystemd0
Suggests: resolvconf
Filename: pool/universe/d/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy_1.6.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 126198
MD5sum: 11f59c1e584b41bbef4a767370a72ed9
SHA1: e86d81cfc4632c6264f60c2d4652489bef09d873
SHA256: 3bfc10034a972fa1ee66f4e206603a94edbc0a3f49a19c5333bcc24dbc0d8625
Description-en: Tool for securing communications between a client and a DNS resolver
dnscrypt-proxy provides local service which can be used directly as your local
resolver or as a DNS forwarder, encrypting and authenticating requests using
the DNSCrypt protocol and passing them to an upstream server.
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The DNSCrypt protocol uses high-speed high-security elliptic-curve
cryptography and is very similar to DNSCurve, but focuses on securing
communications between a client and its first-level resolver.
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While not providing end-to-end security, it protects the local network, which
is often the weakest point of the chain, against man-in-the-middle attacks. It
also provides some confidentiality to DNS queries.
Description-md5: 7af82a11f8d4b3cd09f1c4cd4664480c
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://dnscrypt.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu