How To Install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dnscrypt-proxy-plugins
dnscrypt-proxy-plugins is:
dnscrypt-proxy provides local service which can be used directly as your local resolver or as a DNS forwarder, encrypting and authenticating requests using the DNSCrypt protocol and passing them to an upstream server.
This package provides a variety of plugins for dnscrypt-proxy.
There are three methods to install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins
Install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins
Install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins
How To Uninstall dnscrypt-proxy-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dnscrypt-proxy-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnscrypt-proxy-plugins
Uninstall dnscrypt-proxy-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnscrypt-proxy-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnscrypt-proxy-plugins
Remove dnscrypt-proxy-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove dnscrypt-proxy-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnscrypt-proxy-plugins
Remove dnscrypt-proxy-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnscrypt-proxy-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnscrypt-proxy-plugins
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnscrypt-proxy-plugins package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
