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dnsmasq

lightweight DNS and DHCP server software
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Summary

dnsmasq is a server software[1]. dnsmasq draws 1,899 Wikipedia views per month (server_software category, ranking #3 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • dnsmasq's instance of is recorded as server software[3].
  • dnsmasq's instance of is recorded as software package[4].
  • dnsmasq's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • dnsmasq's developer is recorded as Simon Kelley[6].
  • dnsmasq's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[7].
  • dnsmasq's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[8].
  • dnsmasq's programmed in is recorded as C[9].
  • dnsmasq's operating system is recorded as Android[10].
  • dnsmasq's operating system is recorded as BSD[11].
  • dnsmasq's operating system is recorded as Linux[12].
  • dnsmasq's operating system is recorded as macOS[13].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.72[14].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.75[15].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.76[16].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.78[17].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.79[18].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.80[19].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.82[20].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.83[21].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.86[22].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.87[23].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.88[24].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.89[25].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.90[26].
  • dnsmasq's software version identifier is recorded as 2.91[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include server software[3], software package[4], and free software[5].

Why It Matters

dnsmasq draws 1,899 Wikipedia views per month (server_software category, ranking #3 of 20).[2] dnsmasq has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Android BSD free software macOS YunoHost

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . thekelleys.org.uk. thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . thekelleys.org.uk. Retrieved . thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . thekelleys.org.uk. Retrieved . thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . thekelleys.org.uk. Retrieved . thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . thekelleys.org.uk. Retrieved . thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . thekelleys.org.uk. Retrieved . thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . mail-archive.com. Retrieved . mail-archive.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . lists.thekelleys.org.uk. Retrieved . lists.thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . lists.thekelleys.org.uk. Retrieved . lists.thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . thekelleys.org.uk. thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . thekelleys.org.uk. thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . thekelleys.org.uk. thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . lists.thekelleys.org.uk. lists.thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . lists.thekelleys.org.uk. Retrieved . lists.thekelleys.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cs', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hy', 'id', 'ja', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk', 'zh']
    Stack exchange tag → https://stackoverflow.com/tags/dnsmasq
    Debian wiki article → dnsmasq
    Alternativeto software id → dnsmasq
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Stack exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/dnsmasq, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/101665730|dnsmasq (#101665730)]] for {{P|1482}}"
  2. 22d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine linux package → dnsmasq
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Alpine linux package: dnsmasq, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324951389|dnsmasq (#324951389)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]]"
  3. 9w ago · Սահակ · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Source code repository url → git://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq.git, http://thekelleys.org.uk/git/dnsmasq.git, https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git
    Archwiki article → Dnsmasq
    Copyright license → GNU General Public License, version 2.0, GNU General Public License, version 3.0
    Developer → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Operating system: Linux"
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