How To Install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome in Fedora 36. NetworkManager-pptp-gnome is NetworkManager VPN plugin for PPTP - GNOME files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome on Fedora 36.

What is NetworkManager-pptp-gnome

This package contains software for integrating VPN capabilities with the PPTP server with NetworkManager (GNOME files).

We can use yum or dnf to install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome.

Install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome

Install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-pptp-gnome on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the NetworkManager-pptp-gnome package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-pptp-gnome

NetworkManager-pptp-gnome Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/31
/usr/lib/.build-id/31/2a19420ff9fb89e9ec2516416767cb2b08cc49
/usr/lib/.build-id/72
/usr/lib/.build-id/72/eb89e2c735ade4a4844ae1da3b5ac173c2e623
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d
/usr/lib/.build-id/7d/6210ac9dbf86dfcf714975ee16135eb45f45f1
/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/libnm-gtk4-vpn-plugin-pptp-editor.so
/usr/lib64/NetworkManager/libnm-vpn-plugin-pptp-editor.so
/usr/libexec/nm-pptp-auth-dialog
/usr/share/metainfo/network-manager-pptp.metainfo.xml

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-pptp-gnome on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).