I try install dhcp3-server, but /etc/init.d/dhcp3-server file is missing. Whats going on?

I've found several how-to's that essentially go through the same process in setting up DHCP.

Here's a link that has the list of all steps needed to install and setup DHCP. I followed all the steps and found that the sudo /etc/init.d/dhcp3-server restart portion returns command not found only to reveal the the file doesn't even exist. I've installed (sudo apt-get install dhcp3-server) and uninstalled (sudo apt-get remove dhcp3-server) two or three times. I'm pretty sure my config files are good because I've had to check them three times. But I don't think I'm to that point of being able to see them action it. I can't control the process.

Why is the file missing? How is it supposed to get there? Help?

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The dhcp3-server package has been transitioned to the new-style "ISC" DHCP package. This package is called isc-dhcp-server, and would have been installed when you installed dhcp3-server.

The file you're looking for is now /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-server.

Note that you may use the service command to start and stop daemons:

sudo service isc-dhcp-server restart

The service tool will handle the different styles of daemon start/stop behaviour (ie, /etc/init.d/* vs. /etc/init/*.conf).

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