How To Install isc-dhcp-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-common on Debian 9.
What is isc-dhcp-common
isc-dhcp-common is:
This package includes manpages that are relevant to the various ISC DHCP packages.
The dhcp-options manpage describes available options for dhcpd and dhclient. The dhcp-eval manpage describes evaluation of conditional expressions.
There are three methods to install isc-dhcp-common 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 isc-dhcp-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install isc-dhcp-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install isc-dhcp-common
Install isc-dhcp-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install isc-dhcp-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install isc-dhcp-common
Install isc-dhcp-common 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 isc-dhcp-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install isc-dhcp-common
How To Uninstall isc-dhcp-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the isc-dhcp-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove isc-dhcp-common
Uninstall isc-dhcp-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall isc-dhcp-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove isc-dhcp-common
Remove isc-dhcp-common Configurations and Data
To remove isc-dhcp-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge isc-dhcp-common
Remove isc-dhcp-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove isc-dhcp-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isc-dhcp-common
Dependencies
isc-dhcp-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.