How To Install dhcpcanon on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcanon on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dhcpcanon
dhcpcanon is:
DCHP client implementation of the anonymity profile (RFC7844) using Scapy Automaton.
There are three methods to install dhcpcanon 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 dhcpcanon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcanon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dhcpcanon
Install dhcpcanon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcanon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dhcpcanon
Install dhcpcanon 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 dhcpcanon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dhcpcanon
How To Uninstall dhcpcanon on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dhcpcanon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dhcpcanon
Uninstall dhcpcanon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dhcpcanon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhcpcanon
Remove dhcpcanon Configurations and Data
To remove dhcpcanon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dhcpcanon
Remove dhcpcanon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dhcpcanon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhcpcanon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcanon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.