How to Install and Uninstall dhcp-helper Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dhcp-helper" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dhcp-helper on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dhcp-helper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dhcp-helper" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dhcp-helper on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dhcp-helper
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dhcp-helper package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: dhcp-helper
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simon Kelley
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 46
Depends: netbase, libc6 (>= 2.14)
Conflicts: dhcp3-relay, dhcp3-server, isc-dhcp-relay, isc-dhcp-server, udhcpd
Filename: pool/universe/d/dhcp-helper/dhcp-helper_1.2-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 10604
MD5sum: 5cc640ebabe4e8630994dac4ee6ce09f
SHA1: def11de41c43cb0400787a9cd70c72711c302a97
SHA256: 4d404971976eaddfa8f1f7fd1e79d5b14016694ade2f5322f35f6917b12848e3
Description: A DHCP relay agent
Description-md5: 3f0d81b105ba1a53061098aecf217692