How To Install dnscrypt-proxy-gui on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy-gui in Fedora 36. dnscrypt-proxy-gui is GUI wrapper for dnscrypt-proxy

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy-gui on Fedora 36.

What is dnscrypt-proxy-gui

The Qt/KF5 GUI wrapper over dnscrypt-proxy (version 1, 2) for encrypting all DNS traffic between the user and DNS resolvers, preventing any spying, spoofing or man-in-the-middle attacks.

We can use yum or dnf to install dnscrypt-proxy-gui on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dnscrypt-proxy-gui.

Install dnscrypt-proxy-gui on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dnscrypt-proxy-gui using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dnscrypt-proxy-gui

Install dnscrypt-proxy-gui on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dnscrypt-proxy-gui using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dnscrypt-proxy-gui

How To Uninstall dnscrypt-proxy-gui on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the dnscrypt-proxy-gui package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dnscrypt-proxy-gui

dnscrypt-proxy-gui Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/DNSCryptClient
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b/312dcbd3b8ec50e8d9fba05d4e357d6f166988
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/d8/9a3692e282b918ce85683a6e50842109f93bad
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1/3f991e0d5786963ed29a93996d8d26f79c7a31
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb/6d54febdb5e7d2db3dce2677e5b4c6ee9caabd
/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]
/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]
/usr/lib/systemd/system/DNSCryptClient_test_v2.service
/usr/libexec/kf5/kauth/dnscrypt_client_helper
/usr/libexec/kf5/kauth/dnscrypt_client_reload_helper
/usr/libexec/kf5/kauth/dnscrypt_client_test_helper
/usr/share/applications/DNSCryptClient.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/pro.russianfedora.dnscryptclient.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/pro.russianfedora.dnscryptclientreload.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/pro.russianfedora.dnscryptclienttest.service
/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/pro.russianfedora.dnscryptclient.conf
/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/pro.russianfedora.dnscryptclientreload.conf
/usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/pro.russianfedora.dnscryptclienttest.conf
/usr/share/doc/dnscrypt-proxy-gui
/usr/share/doc/dnscrypt-proxy-gui/README.md
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/DNSCryptClient.png
/usr/share/knotifications5/DNSCryptClient.notifyrc
/usr/share/licenses/dnscrypt-proxy-gui
/usr/share/licenses/dnscrypt-proxy-gui/LICENSE
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/pro.russianfedora.dnscryptclient.policy
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/pro.russianfedora.dnscryptclientreload.policy
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/pro.russianfedora.dnscryptclienttest.policy

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy-gui on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).