How can i get dnsmasq version 2.63 in ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Question

I have ubuntu 12.04 LTS. with dnsmasq 2.59

I am running a commands which shows error of requirement unsatisfied. The dnsmasq version needs to be 2.63 or more than that.

How can i get it.

I tried apt-get install dnsamsq. But it did not work.

Answer 1

I did this by building dnsmasq 2.63 from source.

Documentation: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html

Downloads: http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/

1. Get the tarball:

   wget http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/dnsmasq-2.63.tar.gz

2. Extract it:

   tar -xvf dnsmasq-2.63.tar.gz

3. Build and install the code:

   cd dnsmasq-2.63/ sudo make install

4. Restart the dnsmasq service:

   sudo service dnsmasq stop sudo service dnsmasq start

5. Check the version:

   dnsmasq --version Dnsmasq version 2.63rc6 Copyright (c) 2000-2012 Simon Kelley