SmartDNS is a simple but effective DNS server, providing you with better security and improved online experience. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing SmartDNS on Pop! OS Latest.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you must have:
To install SmartDNS on Pop! OS Latest, you must first install the required dependencies. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git build-essential libuv1-dev
The above command will install Git, the build-essential package and the libuv1-dev package.
Once the dependencies are installed successfully, navigate to the directory where you want to store the SmartDNS files. In this tutorial, we will use the home directory. Run the following command to clone the repository:
cd ~/
git clone https://github.com/pymumu/smartdns.git
This will clone the SmartDNS repository to the home directory.
After cloning the repository, navigate to the SmartDNS directory, i.e. smartdns. Run the following command to build SmartDNS:
cd smartdns
make
sudo make install
This command will build SmartDNS and install it on your system.
After successful installation, create the SmartDNS configuration file smartdns.conf under /usr/local/etc/. Run the following command:
sudo cp etc/smartdns.conf /usr/local/etc/
You can now edit the smartdns.conf file to add your configuration.
To run SmartDNS, run the following command:
sudo smartdns -f -x
This will start SmartDNS and run it in the foreground.
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated a step-by-step guide for installing SmartDNS on Pop! OS Latest. Now that you have installed SmartDNS, you can benefit from its advanced features and improved performance.
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