Information about the package, dhcp-common, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dhcp-common package is designed for, Common files used by ISC dhcp client and server.
Package Name:
dhcp-common
Summary:
Common files used by ISC dhcp client and server
Description:
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol which allows individual devices on an IP network to get their own network configuration information (IP address, subnetmask, broadcast address, etc.) from a DHCP server. The overall purpose of DHCP is to make it easier to administer a large network. This package provides common files used by dhcp and dhclient package.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
4.1.1
Release:
53.P1.el6.centos.4
Size:
193 k
Repository:
installed
From Repository:
updates
Licence:
ISC
Control the dhcp-common package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install dhcp-common
This command will install dhcp-common on the server.
yum remove dhcp-common
This command will un-install dhcp-common on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dhcp-common, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove dhcp-common
This command will un-install dhcp-common on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove dhcp-common when using the -y flag.
yum update dhcp-common
This command will update dhcp-common to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dhcp-common, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update dhcp-common
This command will update dhcp-common to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove dhcp-common when using the -y flag.
yum info dhcp-common
This command will show you core information about the dhcp-common package.
yum deplist dhcp-common
This command will show you the dependencies for dhcp-common. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update dhcp-common
This command will check if there is an update waiting on dhcp-common. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.