How To Install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 20.04. dnsmasq-base is Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is dnsmasq-base

dnsmasq-base is:

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. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: dnsmasq-base Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.80-1.1ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: net Source: dnsmasq Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 792 Provides: dnsmasq-base Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.28), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgmp10, libhogweed5, libidn11 (>= 1.13), libnetfilter-conntrack3 (>= 1.0.7), libnettle7 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_2.80-1.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 313840 MD5sum: cff42d9cb2409b939ec1b23ecf7a3ee3 SHA1: 54d5ce073bda889bb4d6339dc97420daa77306fb SHA256: 0f10268a683053d52d48b3eaee20c334fa1505179c2693e9d0e647ed5cf75976 Homepage: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html 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. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

There are three methods to install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dnsmasq-base Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dnsmasq-base using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dnsmasq-base

Install dnsmasq-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dnsmasq-base using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dnsmasq-base

Install dnsmasq-base Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dnsmasq-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dnsmasq-base

How To Uninstall dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the dnsmasq-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dnsmasq-base

Uninstall dnsmasq-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dnsmasq-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsmasq-base

Remove dnsmasq-base Configurations and Data

To remove dnsmasq-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dnsmasq-base

Remove dnsmasq-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dnsmasq-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsmasq-base

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-base package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.