How To Install dhcp-common on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcp-common on CentOS 7.
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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dhcp-common.
Install dhcp-common on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dhcp-common using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dhcp-common
Install dhcp-common on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dhcp-common using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dhcp-common
How To Uninstall dhcp-common on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the dhcp-common package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dhcp-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcp-common on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
