How to Install and Uninstall dhcpcd-base Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the dhcpcd-base on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dhcpcd-base" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dhcpcd-base on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dhcpcd-base" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dhcpcd-base on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dhcpcd-base package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dhcpcd-base
Source: dhcpcd5
Version: 9.4.1-24~deb12u3
Installed-Size: 489
Maintainer: Martin-Éric Racine
Architecture: amd64
Provides: dhcp-client
Depends: adduser, libc6 (>= 2.34), libudev1 (>= 183)
Recommends: wpasupplicant
Suggests: resolvconf | openresolv | systemd-resolved
Conflicts: dhcpcd5 (<< 9.4.1-2)
Description: DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 dual-stack client (binaries and exit hooks)
Description-md5: ff022f9e9578499337fd475aa9c9d73c
Homepage: https://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dhcpcd5/dhcpcd-base_9.4.1-24~deb12u3_amd64.deb
Size: 198692
MD5sum: e11b9eb3f429489e88e7c7bd907bbb90
SHA256: b130758f70a0206420259c880a7483158ca5e9ba926ed5a2d1801b50d353b5cb