How To Install isc-dhcp-relay on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-relay on Ubuntu 18.04. isc-dhcp-relay is ISC DHCP relay daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-relay on Ubuntu 18.04.

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.

There are three methods to install isc-dhcp-relay on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-relay package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.