How To Install udhcpd on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install udhcpd on Kali Linux.

What is udhcpd

udhcpd is:

Busybox contains a very small yet fully function RFC compliant DHCP server formerly known as udhcpd.

This package contains the glue to use the busybox udhcpd as DHCP server in the system by providing the appropriate symbolic links and scripts.

There are three methods to install udhcpd 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 udhcpd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install udhcpd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install udhcpd

Install udhcpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install udhcpd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install udhcpd

Install udhcpd 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install udhcpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install udhcpd

How To Uninstall udhcpd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the udhcpd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove udhcpd

Uninstall udhcpd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall udhcpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove udhcpd

Remove udhcpd Configurations and Data

To remove udhcpd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge udhcpd

Remove udhcpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove udhcpd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge udhcpd

Dependencies

udhcpd have the following dependencies:

• busybox

References

• udhcpd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install udhcpd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.