How to downgrade dnsmasq?

Question

after upgrating to ubuntu 11.04, I lost dnsmasq.

When I run /usr/sbin/dnsmasq start I get

dnsmasq: junk found in command line

Apparently I need to downgrade dnsmasq but Package->Force version is not available for it in synaptic.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 11 '11 at 00:24

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It's not apparent that you need to downgrade dnsmasq. start is not one of the options for dnsmasq. You can verify this by viewing the dnsmasq options with man dnsmasq. Where you trying to start dnsmasq? If so, run service dnsmasq start as root.

answered Apr 11 '11 at 00:24

sciurus

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 23 '18 at 19:12

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Don't downgrade. If you have package dns-root-data installed and are able to remove this then this will "fix" the dnsmasq problem.

Elsewhere, I have seen it mentioned that this is due to systemd adding rubbish into the dnsmasq configuration - this may not be actually true!

A reboot may be necessary.

answered Jun 23 '18 at 19:12

Jeremy Boden

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Probably with the `dns-root-data` using a different format than what `dnsmasq`'s init script expects – Axel Advento Jul 11 '18 at 02:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 10 '11 at 14:59

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you can try to remove it and install from source version you need.

answered Apr 10 '11 at 14:59

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How to downgrade dnsmasq?

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