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Bajingan
Is it possible to install
dnscrypt-proxyto replace DNS resolver?- This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Bajingan.
anticapitalista
No it isn’t on antiX-19, but it should install on antiX-21 (when released).
Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
BTW, I’ve experimented with the latest release from Github & Debian repo but it created systemd-related files/directories in their names.
apt search dnscrypt-proxy- This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Bajingan.
anticapitalista
Actually it should install on antiX-19 as well. I just did it on 32 bit version.
Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.
antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.
The problem is that I still don’t know how to configure it in non-systemd Linux. Seems the world would cater systemd-based Linux.
I’ve successfully configured it in systemd-based Linux, like Linux Mint, via
systemctl.Any how-to?
- This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Bajingan.
Xecure
EDIT: I have recreated the guide so you can do it visually and understand what is going on.
0. Download and install dnscrypt-proxy using the apt command
sudo apt update && sudo apt install dnscrypt-proxy1. Launch a file manager with root privileges so you can edit, copy and rename files.
sudo spacefm &2. Navigate to /etc/dnscrypt-proxy/ to see if there is a dnscrypt-proxy.toml inside. This file is specifically configured for the systemd service, so you need to rename or delete. You can right-click it and select rename. I renamed it to old-dnscrypt-proxy.toml
3. Navigate (in a new tab if you like) to /usr/share/doc/dnscrypt-proxy/examples/ folder. You should be able to see a file named example-dnscrypt-proxy.toml. Copy it to the previous folder /etc/dnscrypt-proxy/ and rename it to dnscrypt-proxy.toml. This file is the example template used for the dnscrypt-proxy configuration file, so you can leave as is or add whatever changes you need for your system.
4. Now navigate to the /etc/ folder and delete the resolv.conf “file”, which is really a link to a different file. RIght-click and create a new resolv.conf file and paste this inside it:
nameserver 127.0.0.1 options edns0Save and close the editor.
5. Go to /etc/init.d/ folder and edit the connman init file. This file contains the instructions for connman to start. If you add a DAEMON OPTION to disable connman from taking control of the DNS generaton, you can be sure that it wont fight with dnscrypt-proxy for DNS control. You would add this line close to the top of the file:
DAEMON_OPTS="--nodnsproxy"
Restart the Connman service so that it launches without the DNS optionsudo service connman stop sudo service connman start6. Now you have everything ready to directly test if dnscrypt-proxy wrks properly. Open a terminal and run dnscrypt-proxy with the configuration file created in step 3
sudo dnscrypt-proxy -config /etc/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy.tomlWait for it to settle and see if it works as you expect it to.
If it worked properly, add the startup command to /etc/rc.local (use the file manager and open rc.local and paste before exit)
dnscrypt-proxy -config /etc/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-proxy.toml &From this moment on, dnscrypt-proxy will start automatically on each boot.
- This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Xecure. Reason: fixed some of the commands
- This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Xecure.
- This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Xecure. Reason: Re-did the tutorial to me more user-friendly
antiX Live system enthusiast.
General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.How-to remove the /etc/resolv.conf symlink, btw? Sorry, I’m a noob.
Xecure
You can remove it from the terminal
sudo rm /etc/resolv.conf
or from a file manager with root privileges.If you aren’t very used to antiX or linux in general, maybe you should use the default connman dns configuration and not play too much around. If you do play around, try to do it on a live USB with persistence, so if something goes wrong you can simply delete the persistence file and start again.
Here a small help post by PPC to introduce you to some antiX tools and configurations:
Short essential how-to list for the complete Linux newbie- This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Xecure.
antiX Live system enthusiast.
General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.BTW, could systemd applications run in SysVinit system?
Xecure
antiX is specifically made to be systemd-free, so systemd services will not work at all. You may have better experience using MX Linux selecting systemd during boot, as they have both inits available. But antiX will not work with systemd. It is even blocked from being installed.
antiX Live system enthusiast.
General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.So, MX Linux gets it all? systemd, SysVinit, runit, OpenRC, s6, Upstart?
And, what does “rc” refer to? Resource?
Xecure
MX Linux has both sysvinit and systemd, mainly to get the antiX Live system to run properly (with sysvinit) and to also be able to run snapd and other systemd dependent programs on an installed MX system. But because of this, it isn’t as light and fast as antiX.
Everything has advantages and disadvantages.
RC = run commands. The folders /etc/rc[1-6].d contain a list of the programs that need to be loaded in each run level.
If you don’t know what is going on, better use something easier. There are a lot of dns setting programs, and a few of them already work with sysvinit. Id there a specific need that pushes you to use dnscrypt-proxy?
antiX Live system enthusiast.
General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.Don’t worry, Firefox has built-in DoH feature. I’m using it now.
- This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Bajingan.
Xecure
I re-did the tutorial so that it is easier to understand. If at any point you need to try it again, this shold be a bit clearer, with less terminal commands and a bit better explanation.
antiX Live system enthusiast.
General Live Boot Parameters for antiX.Thank you before for your time & effort.
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