How to Install isc-dhcp-server software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install isc-dhcp-server software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

isc-dhcp-server software package provides ISC DHCP server for automatic IP address assignment, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install isc-dhcp-server 

isc-dhcp-server is installed in your system.

Make ensure the isc-dhcp-server package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep isc-dhcp-server *

You will get with isc-dhcp-server package name, version, architecture and description in a table

isc-dhcp-server package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Network
Package isc-dhcp-server
Version 4.3.3-5ubuntu12
Description ISC DHCP server for automatic IP address assignment
Sub Section Net


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