This simple tutorial will show you how to flush or clear your system’s DNS records on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring and 12.10 Quantal.
Objectives:
- Flush DNS records on Ubuntu 13.04 or Ubuntu 12.10
- Enjoy!
To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal window.
Then run command to flush dns:
sudo /etc/init.d/dns-clean restart
You can also use this command:
sudo /etc/init.d/networking force-reload
In addition, to flush nscd dns cache:
sudo /etc/init.d/nscd restart
To flush dnsmasq dns cache:
sudo /etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart