How To Install dhcpcd5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd5 on Debian 9.
What is dhcpcd5
dhcpcd5 is:
dhcpcd is a one stop network management daemon which includes
- RFC compliant DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 clients
- DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation support
- IPv4LL (aka ZeroConf) support
- ARP address conflict resolution
- Link carrier detection
- Wireless SSID profiles
- ARP ping profiles
There are three methods to install dhcpcd5 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 dhcpcd5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcd5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dhcpcd5
Install dhcpcd5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcd5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dhcpcd5
Install dhcpcd5 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 dhcpcd5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dhcpcd5
How To Uninstall dhcpcd5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dhcpcd5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dhcpcd5
Uninstall dhcpcd5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dhcpcd5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhcpcd5
Remove dhcpcd5 Configurations and Data
To remove dhcpcd5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dhcpcd5
Remove dhcpcd5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dhcpcd5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhcpcd5
Dependencies
dhcpcd5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.