How To Install dhcpcd-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dhcpcd-common
dhcpcd-common is:
dhcpcd-common are common files for dhcpcd-qt and dhcpcd-gtk.
There are three methods to install dhcpcd-common 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 dhcpcd-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcd-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dhcpcd-common
Install dhcpcd-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcd-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dhcpcd-common
Install dhcpcd-common 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 dhcpcd-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dhcpcd-common
How To Uninstall dhcpcd-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dhcpcd-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dhcpcd-common
Uninstall dhcpcd-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dhcpcd-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhcpcd-common
Remove dhcpcd-common Configurations and Data
To remove dhcpcd-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dhcpcd-common
Remove dhcpcd-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dhcpcd-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhcpcd-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
