How To Install rp-pppoe.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install rp-pppoe.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. rp-pppoe.x86_64 is A PPP over Ethernet client (for xDSL support).

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rp-pppoe.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `rp-pppoe.x86_64`

PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) is a protocol used by many ADSL Internet Service Providers. This package contains the Roaring Penguin PPPoE client, a user-mode program that does not require any kernel modifications. It is fully compliant with RFC 2516, the official PPPoE specification.

We can use yum to install rp-pppoe.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install rp-pppoe.x86_64.

Install rp-pppoe.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 rp-pppoe.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install rp-pppoe.x86_64

How To Uninstall rp-pppoe.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the rp-pppoe.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove rp-pppoe.x86_64

rp-pppoe.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/ppp/firewall-masq
/etc/ppp/firewall-standalone
/etc/ppp/pppoe-server-options
/usr/lib/systemd/system/pppoe-server.service
/usr/sbin/adsl-start
/usr/sbin/adsl-stop
/usr/sbin/pppoe
/usr/sbin/pppoe-connect
/usr/sbin/pppoe-relay
/usr/sbin/pppoe-server
/usr/sbin/pppoe-setup
/usr/sbin/pppoe-sniff
/usr/sbin/pppoe-start
/usr/sbin/pppoe-status
/usr/sbin/pppoe-stop
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/HOW-TO-CONNECT
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/KERNEL-MODE-PPPOE
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/README
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/SERVPOET
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/configs
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/configs/firewall-masq
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/configs/firewall-standalone
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/configs/pap-secrets
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/configs/pppoe-server-options
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/configs/pppoe.conf
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/pap-secrets
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/pppoe-connect
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/pppoe-init
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/pppoe-setup
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/pppoe-start
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/pppoe-status
/usr/share/doc/rp-pppoe-3.11/pppoe-stop
/usr/share/man/man5/pppoe.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/adsl-start.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/adsl-stop.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe-connect.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe-relay.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe-server.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe-setup.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe-sniff.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe-start.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe-status.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe-stop.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/pppoe.8.gz

References

rp-pppoe.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rp-pppoe.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.