dnscrypt-proxy appears to not be included in Debian bookworm repositories, is that intentional?

[f1sherman]

I recently upgraded from Debian bullseye to bookworm, and apt install dnscrypt-proxy results in a E: Unable to locate package dnscrypt-proxy error. Was it intentionally removed?

[lifenjoiner]

What I can see from the Debian Package Search Results:

1. It is really out of date,
2. The maintainer seems to be from debian.org.

So, it is suggested to install it manually following the generic instructions for Linux.

[f1sherman]

Ok sounds good! Would it be a good idea to update the installation instructions with the latest guidance?

[jedisct1]

Yes it would! Please do!

[f1sherman]

I don't seem to have access to update the wiki, but would be happy to update it if you can give me access!

[jedisct1]

The reason is that a 3rd-party dependency (that isn't used by dnscrypt-proxy itself, except for testing) called powerman didn't compile any more on Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1017302 and it wasn't fixed before the freeze.

[f1sherman]

Good to know, thanks!

[a7md0]

There is a workaround to install dnscrypt-proxy on Debian 12 using apt from the sid unstable repository as described in How to install dnscrypt-proxy on Debian Linux 11/12. No need to build from source or download the binaries manually.

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To install dnscrypt-proxy from Debian unstable (sid) without upgrading your entire system, follow these steps:

1. Add the Debian sid repository:

echo 'deb http://deb.debian.org/debian sid main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sid.list

2. Set up APT pinning to prevent packages from sid being installed by default:

sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/99-sid-repository-pinning > /dev/null <<EOF
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: -10
EOF

3. Update package lists and verify pinning:

sudo apt update
sudo apt-cache policy
sudo apt-cache policy dnscrypt-proxy

4. Install dnscrypt-proxy specifically from sid:

sudo apt install -t sid dnscrypt-proxy