How To Install ppp on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ppp on Ubuntu 20.04. ppp is Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) - daemon Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) - daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ppp on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is `ppp`

ppp is:

The Point-to-Point Protocol provides a standard way to transmit datagrams over a serial link, as well as a standard way for the machines at either end of the link to negotiate various optional characteristics of the link.

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Package: ppp Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.4.7-2+4.1ubuntu5 Priority: optional Section: admin Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Chris Boot [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 1037 Depends: libpam-modules, libpam-runtime, lsb-base, procps, libc6 (>= 2.15), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0) Breaks: network-manager (« 0.9.8.8-7~), network-manager-pptp (« 0.9.8.4-3~), pppdcapiplugin (« 1:3.25+dfsg1-3.4~) Filename: pool/main/p/ppp/ppp_2.4.7-2+4.1ubuntu5_amd64.deb Size: 327004 MD5sum: 8ece04202a23ebba84d0a9a3837c1dca SHA1: c2d7cefcc1cbc5f340dffa0a160551f59658a12b SHA256: 38fcabc1d1b2643d47eaeae8136d69c17752441b07c140ced340b314bbbeb26d Homepage: http://ppp.samba.org/ Description-en: Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) - daemon The Point-to-Point Protocol provides a standard way to transmit datagrams over a serial link, as well as a standard way for the machines at either end of the link to negotiate various optional characteristics of the link.

There are three methods to install ppp on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ppp Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ppp

Install ppp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ppp

Install ppp 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ppp

How To Uninstall ppp on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ppp

Uninstall ppp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ppp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ppp

Remove ppp Configurations and Data

To remove ppp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ppp

Remove ppp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ppp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ppp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.