How To Install isc-dhcp-common on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-common on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, 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 Ubuntu 22.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.