The error message "listen udp 0.0.0.0:53: bind: address already in use" indicates that another process or service is already listening on the UDP port 53.
Port 53 is the default port for DNS (Domain Name System), and it is possible that another DNS server or service is already running on your system and using that port.
To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:
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Identify the process or service that is using the port 53 by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo lsof -i :53
This will list all the processes that are using the port 53.
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Once you identify the process, you can decide to either stop that process/service or reconfigure it to use a different port.
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Stop the corresponding process/service using the appropriate command. For example, if the process ID (PID) of the process using port 53 is
1234
, you can stop it by running:sudo kill 1234
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After stopping the process/service, you should be able to start your application or service that requires UDP port 53 without any conflicts.
If you need a DNS service running on your system, you can configure it to use a different port instead of 53. Keep in mind that changing the default DNS port may require additional configuration in other applications or services that rely on DNS.