How To Install pptpd on Debian 10

Learn how to install pptpd on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pptpd is PoPToP Point to Point Tunneling Server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pptpd on Debian 10.

What is pptpd

pptpd is:

This implements a Virtual Private Networking Server (VPN) that is compatible with Microsoft VPN clients. It allows Windows users to connect to an internal firewalled network using their dialup.

There are three methods to install pptpd on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pptpd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pptpd

Install pptpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pptpd

Install pptpd 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 pptpd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pptpd

How To Uninstall pptpd on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove pptpd

Uninstall pptpd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pptpd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pptpd

Remove pptpd Configurations and Data

To remove pptpd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pptpd

Remove pptpd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pptpd

Dependencies

pptpd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pptpd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.