How To Install kvpnc on Debian 10

Learn how to install kvpnc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. kvpnc is frontend to VPN clients

Introduction

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

What is kvpnc

kvpnc is:

KVpnc is a KDE frontend for various VPN clients.

It supports:

  • Cisco-compatible VPN client (vpnc)
  • IPSec (freeswan, openswan, strongSwan, racoon)
  • Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) client (pptp-linux)
  • Virtual Private Network daemon (openvpn)
  • L2TP, Vtun & OpenSSH

There are three methods to install kvpnc 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 kvpnc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kvpnc

Install kvpnc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kvpnc

Install kvpnc 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 kvpnc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kvpnc

How To Uninstall kvpnc on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove kvpnc

Uninstall kvpnc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kvpnc

Remove kvpnc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge kvpnc

Remove kvpnc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kvpnc

Dependencies

kvpnc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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