How to Install and Uninstall network-manager-pptp Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "network-manager-pptp" package

This is a short guide on how to install network-manager-pptp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                network-manager-pptp
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "network-manager-pptp" package

Learn how to uninstall network-manager-pptp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                network-manager-pptp
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the network-manager-pptp package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: network-manager-pptp
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 96
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.93-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libnm0 (>= 1.1.90), ppp (<< 2.4.7-2~), ppp (>= 2.4.7-1+~), pptp-linux
Filename: pool/main/n/network-manager-pptp/network-manager-pptp_1.1.93-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 23520
MD5sum: b4137c1dcab3728b28cd11cb55712b88
SHA1: 4ba911e0d773e1090460f29a748c8e4efc990bd7
SHA256: b1c71ed9b38e10cb362304b0b535bcc452e36a483b64dda8528cf20f79e75c1b
Description-en: network management framework (PPTP plugin core)
NetworkManager is a system network service that manages your network devices
and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when
available. It manages ethernet, WiFi, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE
devices, and provides VPN integration with a variety of different VPN
services.
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This package provides a VPN plugin for PPTP, commonly used for connecting
to Microsoft VPN servers.
Description-md5: 133a651f45b862d95351d23a9d8e6fed
Homepage: https://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop