How To Install sstp-client on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sstp-client on Debian 12.
What is sstp-client
sstp-client is:
A client implementation of Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) for Linux / Mac OS-X that allows remote access via SSTP VPN to Microsoft Windows 2008 Server. It does so by tunneling PPP data over SSL.
There are three methods to install sstp-client on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sstp-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sstp-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sstp-client
Install sstp-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sstp-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sstp-client
Install sstp-client 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 sstp-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sstp-client
How To Uninstall sstp-client on Debian 12
To uninstall only the sstp-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sstp-client
Uninstall sstp-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sstp-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sstp-client
Remove sstp-client Configurations and Data
To remove sstp-client configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sstp-client
Remove sstp-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sstp-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sstp-client
Dependencies
sstp-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sstp-client package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
