How To Install bootpc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bootpc on Debian 9.
What is bootpc
bootpc is:
This is a boot protocol client used to grab the machines ip number, set up DNS nameservers and other useful information.
There are three methods to install bootpc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bootpc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bootpc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bootpc
Install bootpc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bootpc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bootpc
Install bootpc 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 bootpc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bootpc
How To Uninstall bootpc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the bootpc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bootpc
Uninstall bootpc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bootpc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bootpc
Remove bootpc Configurations and Data
To remove bootpc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bootpc
Remove bootpc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bootpc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bootpc
Dependencies
bootpc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bootpc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.