How To Install kppp on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kppp on Debian 10.
What is kppp
kppp is:
KPPP is a modem dialer for connecting to a dial-up Internet Service Provider. It displays statistics and accounting information to help users keep track of connection costs.
This package is part of the KDE 4 networking module.
There are three methods to install kppp 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 kppp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kppp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kppp
Install kppp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kppp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kppp
Install kppp 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 kppp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kppp
How To Uninstall kppp on Debian 10
To uninstall only the kppp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kppp
Uninstall kppp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kppp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kppp
Remove kppp Configurations and Data
To remove kppp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kppp
Remove kppp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kppp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kppp
Dependencies
kppp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kppp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.