Information about the package, tunctl, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The tunctl package is designed for, Create and remove virtual network interfaces.
Package Name:
tunctl
Summary:
Create and remove virtual network interfaces
Description:
tunctl is a tool to set up and maintain persistent TUN/TAP network interfaces, enabling user applications access to the wire side of a virtual nework interface. Such interfaces is useful for connecting VPN software, virtualization, emulation and a number of other similar applications to the network stack. tunctl originates from the User Mode Linux project.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.5
Release:
3.el6
Size:
9.2 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+
Control the tunctl package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install tunctl
This command will install tunctl on the server.
yum remove tunctl
This command will un-install tunctl on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tunctl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove tunctl
This command will un-install tunctl on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tunctl when using the -y flag.
yum update tunctl
This command will update tunctl to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove tunctl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update tunctl
This command will update tunctl to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove tunctl when using the -y flag.
yum info tunctl
This command will show you core information about the tunctl package.
yum deplist tunctl
This command will show you the dependencies for tunctl. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update tunctl
This command will check if there is an update waiting on tunctl. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.