How To Install getdns-stubby on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install getdns-stubby on CentOS 7.
What is getdns-stubby
Stubby is an application that acts as a local DNS Privacy stub resolver (using DNS-over-TLS). Stubby encrypts DNS queries sent from a client machine (desktop or laptop) to a DNS Privacy resolver increasing end user privacy. Stubby is in the early stages of development but is suitable for technical/advanced users. A more generally user-friendly version is on the way!
We can use yum or dnf to install getdns-stubby on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install getdns-stubby.
Install getdns-stubby on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install getdns-stubby using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install getdns-stubby
Install getdns-stubby 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 getdns-stubby using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install getdns-stubby
How To Uninstall getdns-stubby on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the getdns-stubby package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove getdns-stubby
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install getdns-stubby on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.