How To Install dhcpcd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd on Debian 12.
What is dhcpcd
dhcpcd is:
dhcpcd provides seamless IPv4 and IPv6 auto-configuration.
This package provides the optional init.d script and systemd service.
It should not be installed on systems where interfaces are configured by ifupdown via </etc/network/interfaces> using the DHCP method.
There are three methods to install dhcpcd on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dhcpcd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dhcpcd
Install dhcpcd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dhcpcd
Install dhcpcd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dhcpcd
How To Uninstall dhcpcd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the dhcpcd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dhcpcd
Uninstall dhcpcd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dhcpcd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhcpcd
Remove dhcpcd Configurations and Data
To remove dhcpcd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dhcpcd
Remove dhcpcd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dhcpcd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhcpcd
Dependencies
dhcpcd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
