Pi-hole is a network-wide ad-blocker that runs on various operating systems including Linux. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Pi-hole on MXLinux.
Before you begin, you need to have the following:
The first step is to make sure that your MXLinux is up-to-date. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
This command will update all the packages and applications on your MXLinux machine.
Pi-hole requires some dependencies to be installed on your MXLinux machine. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt install curl gnupg
Pi-hole provides an installation script that you can use to install it on your MXLinux machine. To download and run the installation script, run the following command:
curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
This command will download the installation script and run it automatically. The script will ask you a series of questions during the installation process, such as whether you want to install the web interface, blocklists, and the upstream DNS provider. You can choose the options that best suit your needs.
Once Pi-hole is installed, you need to configure your router to use Pi-hole as the DNS server. Log in to your router's control panel, and look for the DNS setting. Change the Primary DNS server IP address to the IP address of your Pi-hole machine. Save the settings.
To check if Pi-hole is working correctly, open a web browser on any device connected to your network and navigate to http://pi.hole/admin. This should take you to the Pi-hole dashboard, where you can see the number of blocked ads and the devices connected to your network.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Pi-hole on MXLinux.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Pi-hole on MXLinux. Pi-hole is an excellent tool to protect your network from online trackers, malware, and ads. By installing Pi-hole, you can block ads and protect your privacy on all the devices connected to your network.
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