How to Install and Uninstall pptp-linux Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "pptp-linux" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install pptp-linux on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "pptp-linux" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall pptp-linux 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 pptp-linux package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: pptp-linux
Version: 1.10.0-1
Installed-Size: 126
Maintainer: Christoph Biedl
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), ppp
Description: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Client
Description-md5: 65124004c20e4d3ee6eb25d92503d302
Homepage: http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/
Tag: interface::commandline, network::client, network::configuration,
network::vpn, role::program, use::routing
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pptp-linux/pptp-linux_1.10.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 55872
MD5sum: da92abb8f3d543f93afdacd06eb79096
SHA256: 66308c642f31121d3fc6002f6a884c7f6f4a1c0bcd141679186d14d97202411f