How To Install dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7. dnscrypt-proxy is DNSCrypt client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7.

What is dnscrypt-proxy

DNSCrypt is a protocol that authenticates communications between a DNS client and a DNS resolver. It prevents DNS spoofing. It uses cryptographic signatures to verify that responses originate from the chosen DNS resolver and haven’t been tampered with.

We can use yum or dnf to install dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dnscrypt-proxy.

Install dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install dnscrypt-proxy

Install dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install dnscrypt-proxy

How To Uninstall dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove dnscrypt-proxy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.