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Quick installation of dhcpcd:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: dhcpcd
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install dhcpcd
Package Details | |
| Package: | dhcpcd |
| Version: | 1:3.2.3-9ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | DHCP client for automatically configuring IPv4 networking Simple configuration: supports executions of a script when the IP address changes. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/net |
How to install dhcpcd on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If dhcpcd is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L dhcpcd' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L dhcpcd Package `dhcpcd' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing dhcpcd:
After system update use the following command to install dhcpcd:
sudo apt-get install dhcpcd
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove dhcpcd from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the dhcpcd from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the dhcpcd following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove dhcpcd
Following command is used to remove the dhcpcd package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove dhcpcd
This will remove dhcpcd and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing dhcpcd with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge dhcpcd
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove dhcpcd
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with dhcpcd package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
