Information about the package, rp-pppoe, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The rp-pppoe package is designed for, A PPP over Ethernet client (for xDSL support).
Package Name:
rp-pppoe
Summary:
A PPP over Ethernet client (for xDSL support)
Description:
PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) is a protocol used by many ADSL Internet Service Providers. This package contains the Roaring Penguin PPPoE client, a user-mode program that does not require any kernel modifications. It is fully compliant with RFC 2516, the official PPPoE specification.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.10
Release:
16.el6
Size:
97 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the rp-pppoe package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install rp-pppoe
This command will install rp-pppoe on the server.
yum remove rp-pppoe
This command will un-install rp-pppoe on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rp-pppoe, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove rp-pppoe
This command will un-install rp-pppoe 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 rp-pppoe when using the -y flag.
yum update rp-pppoe
This command will update rp-pppoe to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rp-pppoe, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update rp-pppoe
This command will update rp-pppoe 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 rp-pppoe when using the -y flag.
yum info rp-pppoe
This command will show you core information about the rp-pppoe package.
yum deplist rp-pppoe
This command will show you the dependencies for rp-pppoe. 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 rp-pppoe
This command will check if there is an update waiting on rp-pppoe. 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.