Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy-to-configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server. It can be installed on OpenSUSE Latest by following these steps:
Before you begin, make sure you have administrative privileges on the system.
Open the terminal window on your system. This can be done by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by manually opening the terminal through the applications menu.
Before installing any new package, it's always recommended to update the system to ensure you have the latest available packages. Run the following command to update your system:
sudo zypper update
Enter your password if prompted to proceed with the update process.
Use the following command to install dnsmasq:
sudo zypper install dnsmasq
This command will download and install dnsmasq on your system.
To verify that dnsmasq has been installed successfully, you can run the following command:
dnsmasq -v
This command will display the version of dnsmasq installed on your system.
Once installed, you need to configure dnsmasq to use it as a DNS forwarder and DHCP server. For detailed configuration instructions, refer to the official documentation.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install dnsmasq on OpenSUSE Latest using the zypper package manager. To use dnsmasq as a DNS forwarder and DHCP server, configure it per your requirements.
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