For years I'd always change my DNS for a few reasons...then in 2018 I found I could Encrypt my DNS using a program called Stubby...a very handy tool to have and have been using it ever since. Once installed Stubby runs in the background and stops anyone seeing your DNS queries.
Stubby is installed in the Terminal...enter these commands one by one...
After Installing Stubby go to Network Connections
IPv4 – Method – Automatic (DHCP) Addresses only
DNS Servers – 127.0.0.1 and Save.
To Restart Network Manager…
Test If Stubby is Working…
To Uninstall Stubby…
Show DNS Being Used…
Here is the link...https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-dns-over-tls-on-ubuntu-linux/
These days security and privacy are very important than ever before and I think Stubby does that but it doesn't mask your IP address...so you'll need a VPN or Proxy for that...let me know what you think of Stubby.
Stubby is installed in the Terminal...enter these commands one by one...
Code:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install stubby -y
sudo systemctl start stubby
sudo systemctl enable stubby
sudo apt install net-tools -y
sudo netstat -lnptu | grep stubby
After Installing Stubby go to Network Connections
IPv4 – Method – Automatic (DHCP) Addresses only
DNS Servers – 127.0.0.1 and Save.
To Restart Network Manager…
Code:
sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
Code:
sudo netstat -lnptu | grep stubby
To Uninstall Stubby…
Code:
sudo apt purge stubby
Code:
sudo nmcli dev show | grep DNS
Here is the link...https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-dns-over-tls-on-ubuntu-linux/
These days security and privacy are very important than ever before and I think Stubby does that but it doesn't mask your IP address...so you'll need a VPN or Proxy for that...let me know what you think of Stubby.