How To Install vpnc on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vpnc on CentOS 7.
What is vpnc
A VPN client compatible with Cisco’s EasyVPN equipment. Supports IPSec (ESP) with Mode Configuration and Xauth. Supports only shared-secret IPSec authentication, 3DES, MD5, and IP tunneling.
We can use yum or dnf to install vpnc on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vpnc.
Install vpnc on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install vpnc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install vpnc
Install vpnc 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 vpnc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install vpnc
How To Uninstall vpnc on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the vpnc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove vpnc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vpnc on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.