How To Install dhcpoptinj on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 354 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpoptinj on Ubuntu.
What is dhcpoptinj
dhcpoptinj is:
dhcpoptinj is a simple utility for injecting DHCP options into DHCP packets. It is implemented using netfilter-queue and mangles packets, either by inserting new options or replacing existing options.
There are three methods to install dhcpoptinj on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dhcpoptinj Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpoptinj using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dhcpoptinj
Install dhcpoptinj Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dhcpoptinj using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dhcpoptinj
Install dhcpoptinj 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 dhcpoptinj using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dhcpoptinj
How To Uninstall dhcpoptinj on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the dhcpoptinj package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dhcpoptinj
Uninstall dhcpoptinj And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dhcpoptinj and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dhcpoptinj
Remove dhcpoptinj Configurations and Data
To remove dhcpoptinj configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dhcpoptinj
Remove dhcpoptinj configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dhcpoptinj configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dhcpoptinj
Dependencies
dhcpoptinj have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dhcpoptinj package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.