How To Install dhcpy6d on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpy6d on Kali Linux. dhcpy6d is MAC address aware DHCPv6 server written in Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpy6d on Kali Linux.

What is dhcpy6d

dhcpy6d is:

Dhcpy6d delivers IPv6 addresses for DHCPv6 clients, which can be identified by DUID, hostname or MAC address as in the good old IPv4 days. It allows easy dualstack transition, addresses may be generated randomly, by range, by arbitrary ID or MAC address. Clients can get more than one address, leases and client configuration can be stored in databases and DNS can be updated dynamically.

There are three methods to install dhcpy6d on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dhcpy6d Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dhcpy6d using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dhcpy6d

Install dhcpy6d Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dhcpy6d using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dhcpy6d

Install dhcpy6d Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dhcpy6d using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dhcpy6d

How To Uninstall dhcpy6d on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dhcpy6d package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dhcpy6d

Uninstall dhcpy6d And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dhcpy6d and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhcpy6d

Remove dhcpy6d Configurations and Data

To remove dhcpy6d configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dhcpy6d

Remove dhcpy6d configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dhcpy6d configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhcpy6d

Dependencies

dhcpy6d have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpy6d package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.