Have you unintentionally installed either the dnsmasq or the bind9 package?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to resolvconf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1663345 Title: 10-15 seconds delay until host is resolved Status in resolvconf package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have the problem that every new DNS query takes about 10 - 15 seconds. This is the first time I used "ubuntu-bug resolvconf". Hopefully all information of my system are attached to this report. Thanks for help or hints :) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: resolvconf 1.79ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-37.39-generic 4.8.16 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-37-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Feb 9 19:36:34 2017 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-22 (18 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: resolvconf UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.resolvconf.resolv.conf.d.head: # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN nameserver 127.0.0.1 mtime.conffile..etc.resolvconf.resolv.conf.d.head: 2017-02-09T18:49:48.934789 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/resolvconf/+bug/1663345/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp