How To Install pptpd-sysvinit on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pptpd-sysvinit on Rocky Linux 8. pptpd-sysvinit is PoPToP Point to Point Tunneling Server

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.