How To Install ipppd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipppd on Debian 9. ipppd is ISDN utilities - PPP daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipppd on Debian 9.

What is ipppd

ipppd is:

This package provides the specially modified version of the Point to Point Protocol daemon needed to connect to the Internet through an internal ISDN card. It also supports dial-in connections from Windows clients.

There are three methods to install ipppd on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ipppd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ipppd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ipppd

Install ipppd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ipppd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ipppd

Install ipppd Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ipppd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ipppd

How To Uninstall ipppd on Debian 9

To uninstall only the ipppd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ipppd

Uninstall ipppd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ipppd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipppd

Remove ipppd Configurations and Data

To remove ipppd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ipppd

Remove ipppd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ipppd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipppd

Dependencies

ipppd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipppd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.