How To Install isc-dhcp-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-dev on Debian 9.
What is isc-dhcp-dev
isc-dhcp-dev is:
This package provides support for OMAPI (Object Management Application Programming Interface), which is an API for accessing and modifying the DHCP server and client state.
There are three methods to install isc-dhcp-dev 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install isc-dhcp-dev
Install isc-dhcp-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install isc-dhcp-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install isc-dhcp-dev
Install isc-dhcp-dev 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install isc-dhcp-dev
How To Uninstall isc-dhcp-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the isc-dhcp-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove isc-dhcp-dev
Uninstall isc-dhcp-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall isc-dhcp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove isc-dhcp-dev
Remove isc-dhcp-dev Configurations and Data
To remove isc-dhcp-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge isc-dhcp-dev
Remove isc-dhcp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove isc-dhcp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isc-dhcp-dev
Dependencies
isc-dhcp-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.