How To Install kvpnc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kvpnc on Debian 9.
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 9. 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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.