How To Install vpnc-consoleuser on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install vpnc-consoleuser in Fedora 36. vpnc-consoleuser is Allows console user to run the VPN client directly

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vpnc-consoleuser on Fedora 36.

What is vpnc-consoleuser

Allows the console user to run the IPSec VPN client directly without switching to the root account.

We can use yum or dnf to install vpnc-consoleuser on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vpnc-consoleuser.

Install vpnc-consoleuser on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vpnc-consoleuser using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vpnc-consoleuser

Install vpnc-consoleuser on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vpnc-consoleuser using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vpnc-consoleuser

How To Uninstall vpnc-consoleuser on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the vpnc-consoleuser package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove vpnc-consoleuser

vpnc-consoleuser Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/pam.d/vpnc
/etc/pam.d/vpnc-disconnect
/etc/security/console.apps/vpnc
/etc/security/console.apps/vpnc-disconnect
/usr/bin/vpnc
/usr/bin/vpnc-disconnect
/usr/sbin/vpnc-helper

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vpnc-consoleuser on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).