> 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".
> 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/NetworkMan ager/NetworkMan ager.conf.
What remains of this report is, I think, a wish that NM's dependency on dnsmasq-base be weakend from a "Depends".