How To Install isc-dhcp-server-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-server-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is isc-dhcp-server-ldap
isc-dhcp-server-ldap is:
This is the server from the Internet Software Consortium’s implementation of DHCP.
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 is the DHCP server with LDAP patches applied to it.
There are three methods to install isc-dhcp-server-ldap 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-server-ldap 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-server-ldap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install isc-dhcp-server-ldap
Install isc-dhcp-server-ldap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install isc-dhcp-server-ldap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install isc-dhcp-server-ldap
Install isc-dhcp-server-ldap 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-server-ldap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install isc-dhcp-server-ldap
How To Uninstall isc-dhcp-server-ldap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the isc-dhcp-server-ldap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove isc-dhcp-server-ldap
Uninstall isc-dhcp-server-ldap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall isc-dhcp-server-ldap 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-server-ldap
Remove isc-dhcp-server-ldap Configurations and Data
To remove isc-dhcp-server-ldap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge isc-dhcp-server-ldap
Remove isc-dhcp-server-ldap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove isc-dhcp-server-ldap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge isc-dhcp-server-ldap
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install isc-dhcp-server-ldap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
