How to Install and Uninstall dhcpdump Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "dhcpdump" package

This guide let you learn how to install dhcpdump on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dhcpdump
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dhcpdump" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall dhcpdump on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dhcpdump
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dhcpdump package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dhcpdump
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 72
Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joey Schulze
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.3-1), tcpdump
Filename: pool/universe/d/dhcpdump/dhcpdump_1.8-2_amd64.deb
Size: 14106
MD5sum: 98c3fb03abee9dadacb7e1f503365f5a
SHA1: 141b299b64fd9be08685558c91421f120f1b1bfc
SHA256: e291290fe2c309f521d1d48a3f477529a765cb5bb7b0cded96c4ca04fe04da3b
Description-en: Parse DHCP packets from tcpdump
This package provides a tool for visualization of DHCP packets as
recorded and output by tcpdump to analyze DHCP server responses.
Description-md5: b4ad9f140ebb9a313823d1234c692b63
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu