How To Install pptp-linux on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pptp-linux
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pptp-linux
pptp-linux is:
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. Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
There are three methods to install pptp-linux
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pptp-linux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pptp-linux
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pptp-linux
Install pptp-linux Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pptp-linux
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pptp-linux
Install pptp-linux 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pptp-linux
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pptp-linux
How To Uninstall pptp-linux on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pptp-linux
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pptp-linux
Uninstall pptp-linux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pptp-linux
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pptp-linux
Remove pptp-linux Configurations and Data
To remove pptp-linux
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pptp-linux
Remove pptp-linux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pptp-linux
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pptp-linux
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pptp-linux
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.