How To Install maas-dhcp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install maas-dhcp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is maas-dhcp
maas-dhcp is:
This package installs and configures a DHCP server that can be used by MAAS, and enhances the overall MAAS user experience.
There are three methods to install maas-dhcp on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install maas-dhcp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install maas-dhcp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install maas-dhcp
Install maas-dhcp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install maas-dhcp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install maas-dhcp
Install maas-dhcp 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install maas-dhcp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install maas-dhcp
How To Uninstall maas-dhcp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the maas-dhcp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove maas-dhcp
Uninstall maas-dhcp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall maas-dhcp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove maas-dhcp
Remove maas-dhcp Configurations and Data
To remove maas-dhcp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge maas-dhcp
Remove maas-dhcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove maas-dhcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge maas-dhcp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install maas-dhcp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
