How To Install dnscrypt-proxy on CentOS 7
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.
