How To Install dnsmasq-utils on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-utils on CentOS 8. dnsmasq-utils is Utilities for manipulating DHCP server leases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-utils on CentOS 8.

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 8. 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 8 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 8 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 8

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

sudo dnf remove dnsmasq-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-utils on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.