How-to Install the dhcpcd Command Tool on Ubuntu/Mint Linux

The Tip Show How-to Install the dhcpcd Command Line Tool on Ubuntu Based Distributions.

  1. Getting Needed .deb Packages

    • Google for dhcpcd-gtk <distroName>

      For Example: “dhcpcd-gtk ubuntu saucy”

    • Or Get Packages from Distro Media

    You May Need to Install for Dependencies Also:

    • dhcpcd5
    • dhcpcd-dbus
    • libdbus

  2. Installing dhcpcd-gtk Package

    cd /dhcpcd*.deb
    sudo su -c "dpkg -i *.deb"