How To Install pptp on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pptp on CentOS 7.
What is pptp
Client for the proprietary Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, PPTP. Allows connection to a PPTP based VPN as used by employers and some cable and ADSL service providers.
We can use yum or dnf to install pptp on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pptp.
Install pptp on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pptp using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pptp
Install pptp on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install pptp using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pptp
How To Uninstall pptp on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pptp package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pptp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pptp on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
