bootpc software package provides bootp client, 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 bootpc
bootpc is installed in your system.
Make ensure the bootpc package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep bootpc *
You will get with bootpc package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Network |
| Package | bootpc |
| Version | 0.64-7 |
| Description | bootp client |
| Sub Section | Net |