dnsmasq software package provides Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install dnsmasq
dnsmasq is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dnsmasq package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dnsmasq *
You will get with dnsmasq package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Network |
| Package | dnsmasq |
| Version | 2.72-3+deb8u1 |
| Description | Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server |
| Sub Section | Net |
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