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

Last updated: December 23,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "vpnc" package

This is a short guide on how to install vpnc on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                vpnc
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "vpnc" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall vpnc on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vpnc
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the vpnc package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: vpnc
Version: 0.5.3+git20220927-1
Installed-Size: 231
Maintainer: Florian Schlichting
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.2), perl:any, vpnc-scripts
Recommends: iproute2
Suggests: resolvconf
Description: Cisco-compatible VPN client
Description-md5: 058d74051c6bacb97d49087730615395
Homepage: https://github.com/streambinder/vpnc
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, network::client, network::vpn,
role::program, scope::utility, security::authentication,
security::cryptography
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vpnc/vpnc_0.5.3+git20220927-1_amd64.deb
Size: 78000
MD5sum: 682c15ff5e8e6a783c6ada19c363b950
SHA256: 837c2fb3f06b9b5cc8d596cc1ba1e32f000f61c4c09f4d334b4480fafe3a73bb