How To Install isc-dhcp-relay on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-relay on Debian 12.
What is isc-dhcp-relay
isc-dhcp-relay is:
This is the Internet Software Consortium’s DHCP relay.
Installing this package will make the machine a DHCP relay, which requires a reachable DHCP or BOOTP server in order to function.
Extra documentation can be found in the package isc-dhcp-common.
ISC has decided to stop maintaining the client and relay parts of isc-dhcp, and they will be removed after the 4.4.3 release, keeping only the server component. Please, consider using an alternative for isc-dhcp-relay (dhcrelay).
More information can be found in the ISC official announcement: https://www.isc.org/blogs/dhcp-client-relay-eom/
There are three methods to install isc-dhcp-relay on Debian 12. 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-relay 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-relay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install isc-dhcp-relay
Install isc-dhcp-relay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install isc-dhcp-relay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install isc-dhcp-relay
Install isc-dhcp-relay 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-relay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install isc-dhcp-relay
How To Uninstall isc-dhcp-relay on Debian 12
To uninstall only the isc-dhcp-relay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove isc-dhcp-relay
Uninstall isc-dhcp-relay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall isc-dhcp-relay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove isc-dhcp-relay
Remove isc-dhcp-relay Configurations and Data
To remove isc-dhcp-relay configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge isc-dhcp-relay
Remove isc-dhcp-relay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove isc-dhcp-relay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isc-dhcp-relay
Dependencies
isc-dhcp-relay have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-relay package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
