How To Install isc-dhcp-server on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-server on Kali Linux.
What is isc-dhcp-server
isc-dhcp-server is:
This is the Internet Software Consortium’s DHCP server.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol like BOOTP (actually dhcpd includes much of the functionality of bootpd). It gives client machines “leases” for IP addresses and can automatically set their network configuration.
This server can handle multiple ethernet interfaces.
There are three methods to install isc-dhcp-server on Kali Linux. 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-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install isc-dhcp-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install isc-dhcp-serverInstall isc-dhcp-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install isc-dhcp-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install isc-dhcp-serverInstall isc-dhcp-server Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install isc-dhcp-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install isc-dhcp-serverHow To Uninstall isc-dhcp-server on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the isc-dhcp-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove isc-dhcp-serverUninstall isc-dhcp-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall isc-dhcp-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove isc-dhcp-serverRemove isc-dhcp-server Configurations and Data
To remove isc-dhcp-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge isc-dhcp-serverRemove isc-dhcp-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove isc-dhcp-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isc-dhcp-serverDependencies
isc-dhcp-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-server package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
