How to Install dhcpcd5 software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install dhcpcd5 software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

dhcpcd5 software package provides RFC2131 compliant DHCP client with IPv4LL support, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install dhcpcd5 

dhcpcd5 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the dhcpcd5 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dhcpcd5 *

You will get with dhcpcd5 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

dhcpcd5 package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Network
Package dhcpcd5
Version 5.5.6-1+deb7u2 [amd64, armel,
Description RFC2131 compliant DHCP client with IPv4LL support
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove dhcpcd5 software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?