How To Install pptpd on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pptpd
on CentOS 7.
What is pptpd
This implements a Virtual Private Networking Server (VPN) that is compatible with Microsoft VPN clients. It allows windows users to connect to an internal firewalled network using their dialup.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install pptpd
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pptpd.
Install pptpd on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install pptpd
using yum
by running the following command:
Install pptpd 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.
After updating yum database, We can install pptpd
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall pptpd on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the pptpd
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pptpd
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.