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title: Install dnslookup on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of dnslookup for Linux - Simple command-line tool
  to make DNS lookups using any protocol.
url: https://snapcraft.io/dnslookup
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# dnslookup

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* [AdGuard (ameshkov)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ameshkov "View all snaps from AdGuard (ameshkov)")

latest/stable 1.11.1

Install latest/stable of dnslookup

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install dnslookup
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* dnslookup

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 24 June 2024 - latest/stable
* 19 December 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup](https://github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup "https://github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup")

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### Contact

* [github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup](https://github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup "https://github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup")

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/dnslookup#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/dnslookup#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/dnslookup#tab-security)

#### Simple command-line tool to make DNS lookups using any protocol.

Simple command-line tool to make DNS lookups to the specified server using any protocol: DNS, DOH, DOT, DNSCrypt.

Examples:

Plain DNS:
`./dnslookup example.org 176.103.130.130`

DNS-over-TLS:
`./dnslookup example.org tls://dns.adguard.com`

DNS-over-HTTPS:
`./dnslookup example.org https://dns.adguard.com/dns-query`

Machine-readable format:
`JSON=1 ./dnslookup example.org 176.103.130.130`

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## Install dnslookup on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/dnslookup/raspbian)