How To Install rarpd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rarpd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rarpd
rarpd is:
RARP is a protocol which allows individual devices on a network to get their IP addresses assigned based on their MAC addresses.
You have use of this daemon only if you have on your local network machines like diskless Sun boxes, or other netbooting devices.
There are three methods to install rarpd 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 rarpd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rarpd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rarpd
Install rarpd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rarpd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rarpd
Install rarpd 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 rarpd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rarpd
How To Uninstall rarpd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rarpd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rarpd
Uninstall rarpd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rarpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rarpd
Remove rarpd Configurations and Data
To remove rarpd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rarpd
Remove rarpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rarpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rarpd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rarpd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
