Information about the package, vpnc, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The vpnc package is designed for, IPSec VPN client compatible with Cisco equipment.
Package Name:
vpnc
Summary:
IPSec VPN client compatible with Cisco equipment
Description:
A VPN client compatible with Cisco's EasyVPN equipment. Supports IPSec (ESP) with Mode Configuration and Xauth. Supports only shared-secret IPSec authentication, 3DES, MD5, and IP tunneling.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.5.3
Release:
4.el6
Size:
82 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the vpnc package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install vpnc
This command will install vpnc on the server.
yum remove vpnc
This command will un-install vpnc on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove vpnc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove vpnc
This command will un-install vpnc 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 vpnc when using the -y flag.
yum update vpnc
This command will update vpnc to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove vpnc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update vpnc
This command will update vpnc 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 vpnc when using the -y flag.
yum info vpnc
This command will show you core information about the vpnc package.
yum deplist vpnc
This command will show you the dependencies for vpnc. 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 vpnc
This command will check if there is an update waiting on vpnc. 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.