How To Install dhcpcd-qt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd-qt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dhcpcd-qt
dhcpcd-qt is:
dhcpcd-qt sits in the notification area and notifies you of changes to your IPv4 network configuration from dhcpcd and wpa_supplicant.
There are three methods to install dhcpcd-qt 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-qt 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-qt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dhcpcd-qt
Install dhcpcd-qt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpcd-qt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dhcpcd-qt
Install dhcpcd-qt 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-qt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dhcpcd-qt
How To Uninstall dhcpcd-qt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dhcpcd-qt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dhcpcd-qt
Uninstall dhcpcd-qt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dhcpcd-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhcpcd-qt
Remove dhcpcd-qt Configurations and Data
To remove dhcpcd-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dhcpcd-qt
Remove dhcpcd-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dhcpcd-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhcpcd-qt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpcd-qt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
