How To Install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dnsmasq-base
dnsmasq-base is:
This package contains the dnsmasq executable and documentation, but not the infrastructure required to run it as a system daemon. For that, install the dnsmasq package.
There are three methods to install dnsmasq-base 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 dnsmasq-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dnsmasq-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dnsmasq-base
Install dnsmasq-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dnsmasq-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dnsmasq-base
Install dnsmasq-base 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 dnsmasq-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dnsmasq-base
How To Uninstall dnsmasq-base on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dnsmasq-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dnsmasq-base
Uninstall dnsmasq-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dnsmasq-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dnsmasq-base
Remove dnsmasq-base Configurations and Data
To remove dnsmasq-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dnsmasq-base
Remove dnsmasq-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dnsmasq-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dnsmasq-base
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dnsmasq-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
