How to Install and Uninstall dnsmasq-base Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "dnsmasq-base" package

This is a short guide on how to install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "dnsmasq-base" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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3. Information about the dnsmasq-base package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dnsmasq-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.10
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: dnsmasq
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 740
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.14), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10, libhogweed4, libidn11 (>= 1.13), libnetfilter-conntrack3, libnettle6
Recommends: dns-root-data
Breaks: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~)
Replaces: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq-base_2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.10_amd64.deb
Size: 295550
MD5sum: 8439cefca95774945e871931af559d55
SHA1: 091cc07c0b3877f8b42b3a2bf80ec7dfa15ae944
SHA256: 04df04f5a04d0b04ef5bcceca0023859b17764457133f8a8381177d78a503494
SHA512: d493ec1108c8a45f06a28111f03f86db210475ebe36593e73d4696318a000834f0cdf9e79d02b2303047263159fb66bce04dd46fd2f0a69095570ffc5120b9e8
Description-en: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
This package contains the dnsmasq executable and documentation, but
not the infrastructure required to run it as a system daemon. For
that, install the dnsmasq package.
Description-md5: 1f9c3f0c557ca377bcc6c659e4694437
Task: virt-host, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntu-core, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: dnsmasq-base
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 740
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Architecture: amd64
Source: dnsmasq
Version: 2.75-1
Replaces: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~)
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.14), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.1.1), libgmp10, libhogweed4, libidn11 (>= 1.13), libnetfilter-conntrack3, libnettle6
Recommends: dns-root-data
Breaks: dnsmasq (<< 2.63-1~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dnsmasq/dnsmasq-base_2.75-1_amd64.deb
Size: 294570
MD5sum: 037c2c9deba7dc66ac9f378dc8c5973b
SHA1: 1bd8017ae0060fa1a5f48240f2a8876c66882eff
SHA256: 36674faae9fbe2d67db7a1300624be2044f6aa14deeb4fec4fb0a205a02fcd85
Description-en: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server
This package contains the dnsmasq executable and documentation, but
not the infrastructure required to run it as a system daemon. For
that, install the dnsmasq package.
Description-md5: 1f9c3f0c557ca377bcc6c659e4694437
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: virt-host, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntu-core, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch-core, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop