How To Install pptpd-sysvinit on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pptpd-sysvinit on Rocky Linux 8.
What is pptpd-sysvinit
The SysV initscript for PoPToP Point to Point Tunneling Server.
We can use yum or dnf to install pptpd-sysvinit on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pptpd-sysvinit.
Install pptpd-sysvinit on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install pptpd-sysvinit using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install pptpd-sysvinit
Install pptpd-sysvinit on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install pptpd-sysvinit using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install pptpd-sysvinit
How To Uninstall pptpd-sysvinit on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the pptpd-sysvinit package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove pptpd-sysvinit
pptpd-sysvinit Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/rc.d/init.d/pptpd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pptpd-sysvinit on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.