# Installing Pi-Hole Ad-Blocker on Debian/Ubuntu

## Installing Pihole

1. Click the Applications button > Accessories > Terminal
2. Run the following commands to install updates
   # update software repositories
   sudo apt update
   # install available software updates
   sudo apt upgrade -y
   # clean downloaded software downloads
   sudo apt clean
   # install pihole
   curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
3. Press Enter until the DNS selection is displayed
4. Select a DNS provider and press Enter
5. Press Enter through the rest of the Pi-Hole installer, selecting the defaults
6. Copy the randomly generated admin password (just in case)
7. Press Enter to complete the installation
8. Run the following command to change the Pi-Hole admin password
   sudo pihole -a -p
9. Enter and confirm the new password
10. Click the Applications button > Internet > Chromium Web Browser
11. Navigate to http://DNSorIP/admin
12. Click Login
13. Authenticate with the admin password

## Testing Pi-Hole

1. In a web browser, open a new tab and navigate to https://yahoo.com
2. Go back to the Pi-Hole tab and see that some DNS queries have been blocked

More on Pi-Hole https://pi-hole.net/