How to Install and Uninstall pppoe Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the pppoe on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "pppoe" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install pppoe on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pppoe
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pppoe" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall pppoe on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pppoe package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: pppoe
Source: rp-pppoe
Version: 3.15-2
Installed-Size: 236
Maintainer: Lee Garrett
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), ppp (>= 2.3.10-1)
Description: PPP over Ethernet driver
Description-md5: b3d04783084fc7cdb649ce3379a14704
Homepage: https://dianne.skoll.ca/projects/rp-pppoe/
Tag: hardware::modem, hardware::modem:dsl, implemented-in::c,
protocol::ethernet, protocol::ip, role::program, use::dialing
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rp-pppoe/pppoe_3.15-2_amd64.deb
Size: 76992
MD5sum: 177d1380fe860e0ac0eff776470ef2bc
SHA256: bcac0176d6934f986af618dee85b69636c310ddd0a2eac290409d6c32d229ec9