How To Install pptp on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pptp on Rocky Linux 8. pptp is Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pptp on Rocky Linux 8.

What is pptp

Client for the proprietary Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, PPTP. Allows connection to a PPTP based VPN as used by employers and some cable and ADSL service providers.

We can use yum or dnf to install pptp on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pptp.

Install pptp on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install pptp

Install pptp on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install pptp

How To Uninstall pptp on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove pptp

pptp Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/ppp/options.pptp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4
/usr/lib/.build-id/d4/697184b773b414a933369977fa4f57cba7c4c7
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/pptp.conf
/usr/sbin/pptp
/usr/share/doc/pptp
/usr/share/doc/pptp/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pptp/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/pptp/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pptp/DESIGN.PPTP
/usr/share/doc/pptp/DEVELOPERS
/usr/share/doc/pptp/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/pptp/PROTOCOL-SECURITY
/usr/share/doc/pptp/README
/usr/share/doc/pptp/TODO
/usr/share/doc/pptp/USING
/usr/share/man/man8/pptp.8.gz
/var/run/pptp

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pptp on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.