Unbound is a free and open-source DNS resolver. It is designed to be fast and secure and can be used as a local DNS resolver or as a forwarder to other DNS servers. In this tutorial, we will see how to install Unbound on EndeavourOS Latest.
We will use the command-line interface to install Unbound on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before installing any software, it is important to update the system to make sure that all packages are up-to-date. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Enter your password when prompted.
To install Unbound on EndeavourOS, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S unbound
By default, Unbound is not configured to handle any DNS queries. To configure Unbound, we need to create a configuration file /etc/unbound/unbound.conf. We can use the following command to generate a basic configuration file:
sudo unbound-anchor -a /var/lib/unbound/root.key
sudo cp /etc/unbound/unbound.conf.example /etc/unbound/unbound.conf
This will generate a root.key file and copy the unbound.conf configuration file to the /etc/unbound/ directory.
To start the Unbound service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start unbound
We can also enable the Unbound service to start automatically at boot time:
sudo systemctl enable unbound
To test the Unbound installation, run the following command:
dig @127.0.0.1 google.com
This will send a DNS query to the Unbound server running on the local system. If everything is configured correctly, you should see the DNS response for google.com.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Unbound on EndeavourOS Latest. With Unbound, you can have a fast and secure DNS resolver on your local system.
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