How To Install dhcpcd-dbus on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd-dbus on Ubuntu 18.04. dhcpcd-dbus is DBus bindings for dhcpcd

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd-dbus on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dhcpcd-dbus

dhcpcd-dbus is:

DBus binding for dhcpcd, for use by dhcpcd frontends such as dhcpcd-gtk.

There are three methods to install dhcpcd-dbus 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-dbus 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-dbus using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dhcpcd-dbus

Install dhcpcd-dbus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dhcpcd-dbus

Install dhcpcd-dbus 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-dbus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dhcpcd-dbus

How To Uninstall dhcpcd-dbus on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the dhcpcd-dbus package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dhcpcd-dbus

Uninstall dhcpcd-dbus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dhcpcd-dbus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhcpcd-dbus

Remove dhcpcd-dbus Configurations and Data

To remove dhcpcd-dbus configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dhcpcd-dbus

Remove dhcpcd-dbus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhcpcd-dbus

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd-dbus package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.