How to Install dnsmasq-utils software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install dnsmasq-utils software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

dnsmasq-utils software package provides Utilities for manipulating DHCP leases, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install dnsmasq-utils 

dnsmasq-utils is installed in your system.

Make ensure the dnsmasq-utils package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dnsmasq-utils *

You will get with dnsmasq-utils package name, version, architecture and description in a table

dnsmasq-utils package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Network
Package dnsmasq-utils
Version 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 [amd64,
Description Utilities for manipulating DHCP leases
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove dnsmasq-utils software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?