How to Install and Uninstall vpnc Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "vpnc" package

This is a short guide on how to install vpnc on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall vpnc on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vpnc
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vpnc package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: vpnc
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.3r550-3.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Florian Schlichting
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 229
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.5), perl:any, vpnc-scripts
Recommends: iproute2
Suggests: resolvconf
Filename: pool/universe/v/vpnc/vpnc_0.5.3r550-3.1_amd64.deb
Size: 78208
MD5sum: 6f817a03dbca9098a90c6d2a7730b2f8
SHA1: 87528051d2dc64a16c922cd6124969e1bec33491
SHA256: affdf21f583cd9b2f9b2bd4d02b2a4ad260e78f1899f2066c86465aeaa65edbd
Homepage: https://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~massar/vpnc/
Description: Cisco-compatible VPN client
Description-md5: 058d74051c6bacb97d49087730615395