> I should be able to uninstall dnsmasq without forcing or otherwise breaking things when I have bind9.
You can force NM not to use dnsmasq by editing out "dns=dnsmasq" in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf. What remains of this report is, I think, a wish that NM's dependency on dnsmasq-base be weakend from a "Depends". ** Summary changed: - dnsmasq required by network-manager when bind9 and dhcp3server installed + network-manager: Please don't Depend on dnsmasq-base ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/992411 Title: network-manager: Please don't Depend on dnsmasq-base To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/992411/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs