How To Install dhcp-common on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcp-common in Fedora 36. dhcp-common is Common files used by ISC dhcp client, server and relay agent

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcp-common on Fedora 36.

What is `dhcp-common`

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol which allows individual devices on an IP network to get their own network configuration information (IP address, subnetmask, broadcast address, etc.) from a DHCP server. The overall purpose of DHCP is to make it easier to administer a large network. This package provides common files used by dhcp and dhclient package.

We can use yum or dnf to install dhcp-common on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dhcp-common.

Install dhcp-common on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dhcp-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dhcp-common

Install dhcp-common on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dhcp-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dhcp-common

How To Uninstall dhcp-common on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the dhcp-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dhcp-common

dhcp-common Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/dhcp-common
/usr/share/doc/dhcp-common/README
/usr/share/doc/dhcp-common/RELNOTES
/usr/share/doc/dhcp-common/References.txt
/usr/share/licenses/dhcp-common
/usr/share/licenses/dhcp-common/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man5/dhcp-eval.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/dhcp-options.5.gz

References

dhcp-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcp-common on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).