From 2c29b66adbbf0589a9921589c74cb96bc82fcb5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: richie510 <25083106+richie510@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 11:13:57 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Suggest downloading root.hints as optional

The root.hints file is automatically a dependency of unbound in the dns-root-data package, and would be updated automatically by the package manager.
---
 docs/guides/unbound.md | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/guides/unbound.md b/docs/guides/unbound.md
index ef53189..0e33063 100644
--- a/docs/guides/unbound.md
+++ b/docs/guides/unbound.md
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ The first thing you need to do is to install the recursive DNS resolver:
 sudo apt install unbound
 ```
 
-**Important**: Download the current root hints file (the list of primary root servers which are serving the domain "." - the root domain). Update it roughly every six months. Note that this file changes infrequently.
+If you are installing unbound from a package manager, it should install the root.hints automatically with the dependency dns-root-data. The root hints will then be automatically updated by your packaged manager. 
+
+**Optional**: Download the current root hints file (the list of primary root servers which are serving the domain "." - the root domain). Update it roughly every six months. Note that this file changes infrequently. This is only necessary if you are not installing unbound from a package manager. 
 
 ```bash
 wget -O root.hints https://www.internic.net/domain/named.root
@@ -90,7 +92,8 @@ server:
     do-ip6: no
 
     # Use this only when you downloaded the list of primary root servers!
-    root-hints: "/var/lib/unbound/root.hints"
+    # If you use the default dns-root-data package, unbound will find it automatically
+    #root-hints: "/var/lib/unbound/root.hints"
 
     # Trust glue only if it is within the server's authority
     harden-glue: yes