How to Install dhcpcd5 software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install dhcpcd5 software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

dhcpcd5 software package provides RFC2131 compliant DHCP client with IPv4LL support, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) 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 Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Network
Package dhcpcd5
Version 5.2.12-1
Description RFC2131 compliant DHCP client with IPv4LL support
Sub Section Net


See Also, How to uninstall or remove dhcpcd5 software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?