Information about the package, ppp, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The ppp package is designed for, The Point-to-Point Protocol daemon.
Package Name:
ppp
Summary:
The Point-to-Point Protocol daemon
Description:
The ppp package contains the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) daemon and documentation for PPP support. The PPP protocol provides a method for transmitting datagrams over serial point-to-point links. PPP is usually used to dial in to an ISP (Internet Service Provider) or other organization over a modem and phone line.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.4.5
Release:
10.el6
Size:
328 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD and LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+ and Public Domain
Control the ppp package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install ppp
This command will install ppp on the server.
yum remove ppp
This command will un-install ppp on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ppp, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove ppp
This command will un-install ppp 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 ppp when using the -y flag.
yum update ppp
This command will update ppp to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove ppp, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update ppp
This command will update ppp 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 ppp when using the -y flag.
yum info ppp
This command will show you core information about the ppp package.
yum deplist ppp
This command will show you the dependencies for ppp. 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 ppp
This command will check if there is an update waiting on ppp. 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.