Information about the package, vtun, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The vtun package is designed for, Virtual tunnel over TCP/IP networks.
Package Name:
vtun
Summary:
Virtual tunnel over TCP/IP networks
Description:
VTun provides a method for creating Virtual Tunnels over TCP/IP networks and allows one to shape, compress, and encrypt traffic in those tunnels. Supported types of tunnels are: PPP, IP, Ethernet and most other serial protocols and programs. VTun is easily and highly configurable: it can be used for various network tasks like VPN, Mobile IP, Shaped Internet access, IP address saving, etc. It is completely a user space implementation and does not require modification to any kernel parts.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.0.1
Release:
10.el6
Size:
57 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the vtun package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install vtun
This command will install vtun on the server.
yum remove vtun
This command will un-install vtun on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove vtun, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove vtun
This command will un-install vtun 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 vtun when using the -y flag.
yum update vtun
This command will update vtun to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove vtun, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update vtun
This command will update vtun 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 vtun when using the -y flag.
yum info vtun
This command will show you core information about the vtun package.
yum deplist vtun
This command will show you the dependencies for vtun. 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 vtun
This command will check if there is an update waiting on vtun. 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.