How To Install ahcpd on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ahcpd on Debian 10.
What is ahcpd
ahcpd is:
AHCP is an autoconfiguration protocol for IPv6 and dual-stack IPv6/IPv4 networks designed to be used in place of router discovery and DHCP on networks where it is difficult or impossible to configure a server within every link-layer broadcast domain, for example mobile ad-hoc networks. AHCP will automatically configure the IPv6 prefix, an IPv4 address for every host, the routing protocol, the DNS server and the NTP server. It is currently able to configure hosts for static routing, for use of the OLSR protocol, or for use of the Babel protocol. AHCP is extensible, so adding support for other routing protocols should be easy.
There are three methods to install ahcpd on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ahcpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ahcpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ahcpd
Install ahcpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ahcpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ahcpd
Install ahcpd 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 ahcpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ahcpd
How To Uninstall ahcpd on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ahcpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ahcpd
Uninstall ahcpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ahcpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ahcpd
Remove ahcpd Configurations and Data
To remove ahcpd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ahcpd
Remove ahcpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ahcpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ahcpd
Dependencies
ahcpd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ahcpd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.