How To Install ppp.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ppp.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.
What is ppp.x86_64
The ppp package contains the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) daemon and documentation for PPP support. The PPP protocol provides a method for transmitting datagrams over serial point-to-point links. PPP is usually used to dial in to an ISP (Internet Service Provider) or other organization over a modem and phone line.
We can use yum to install ppp.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ppp.x86_64.
Install ppp.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install ppp.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ppp.x86_64
How To Uninstall ppp.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2
To uninstall only the ppp.x86_64 package we can use the following command:
sudo yum remove ppp.x86_64
ppp.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2
/etc/logrotate.d
/etc/logrotate.d/ppp
/etc/pam.d/ppp
/etc/ppp
/etc/ppp/chap-secrets
/etc/ppp/eaptls-client
/etc/ppp/eaptls-server
/etc/ppp/options
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/ppp.conf
/usr/lib64/pppd
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/minconn.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/openl2tp.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/passprompt.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/passwordfd.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/pppoatm.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/pppol2tp.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/radattr.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/radius.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/radrealms.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/rp-pppoe.so
/usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/winbind.so
/usr/sbin/chat
/usr/sbin/pppd
/usr/sbin/pppdump
/usr/sbin/pppoe-discovery
/usr/sbin/pppstats
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/README
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/README.MPPE
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/README.MSCHAP80
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/README.MSCHAP81
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/README.cbcp
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/README.eap-tls
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/README.linux
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/README.pppoe
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/README.pwfd
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/sample
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/sample/auth-down
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/sample/auth-up
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/sample/ip-down
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/sample/ip-up
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/sample/options
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/sample/options.ttyXX
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/sample/pap-secrets
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/README
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/autopppd
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/callback
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/chat-callback
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/chatchat
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/chatchat/README
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/chatchat/chatchat.c
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/ip-down.local.add
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/ip-up.local.add
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/options-rsh-loc
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/options-rsh-rem
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/options-ssh-loc
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/options-ssh-rem
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/plog
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/poff
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/pon
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/pon.1
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/ppp-off
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/ppp-on
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/ppp-on-dialer
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/ppp-on-rsh
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/ppp-on-ssh
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/redialer
/usr/share/doc/ppp-2.4.5/scripts/secure-card
/usr/share/man/man8/chat.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppd-radattr.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppd-radius.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppd.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppdump.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe-discovery.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppstats.8.gz
/var/lock/ppp
/var/log/ppp
/var/run/ppp
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ppp.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.