How To Install dnsmasq-utils on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-utils
on CentOS 7.
What is dnsmasq-utils
Utilities that use the standard DHCP protocol to query/remove a DHCP server’s leases.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install dnsmasq-utils
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dnsmasq-utils.
Install dnsmasq-utils on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dnsmasq-utils
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dnsmasq-utils
Install dnsmasq-utils 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 dnsmasq-utils
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dnsmasq-utils
How To Uninstall dnsmasq-utils on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the dnsmasq-utils
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dnsmasq-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-utils
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.