How to Install and Uninstall vpnc Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: March 13,2025

1. Install "vpnc" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install vpnc on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall vpnc on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 vpnc package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: vpnc
Version: 0.5.3+git20210125-1
Installed-Size: 231
Maintainer: Florian Schlichting
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), 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+git20210125-1_amd64.deb
Size: 82216
MD5sum: 934ec802f23da0fc7125933b0bc30fb4
SHA256: 717d47d99590ed3869f35ae9b92e864cec961c4c2db52a5205169fc2bac486a1