[pptp-server] Debian pptp package?

[Ralph Winslow]

On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Tamas SZERB wrote:

I added "deb-src http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
non-free contrib
deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib
non-free" to /etc/apt/sources.list and after the apt-get update, saw

Ign http://ftp.at.debian.org unstable/main Release
Get:12 http://ftp.at.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources [30.6kB]
Ign http://ftp.at.debian.org unstable/non-free Release
Get:13 http://ftp.at.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources [17.0kB]
Ign http://ftp.at.debian.org unstable/contrib Release
Fetched 576kB in 3m26s (2790B/s)
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Press any key to continue [: to enter more ex commands]:
:!apt-get source pptp
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Unable to find a source package for pptp
apt-get source pptp: exited with status 100
:!apt-get source pppd
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Unable to find a source package for pppd
apt-get source pppd: exited with status 100

> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 17:30:11 +0100 (CET)
> From: Tamas SZERB <toma at rulez.org>
> To: Ralph Winslow <ralphw at cnet.com>
> Cc: Chris Wood <cwood at wencor.com>, pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Debian pptp package?
>
> On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Ralph Winslow wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, Tamas SZERB wrote:
> >
> > On my libranet distribution, I get
> >
> > root at rjw# apt-get source pptp
> > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > E: Unable to find a source package for pptp
>
> use that:
>
> deb-src http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
> deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main > contrib non-free
>
> and sorry, i wanted to write apt-get source pppd because the pppd DOES the
> encryption not the pptpd. you need apply the mppe to the pppd
>
> >
> > Mayhap this is because I'm mainly potato?  In any case, thanks for the info
> > for when it HAS arrived in my local dist.
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 16:28:25 +0100 (CET)
> > > From: Tamas SZERB <toma at rulez.org>
> > > To: Chris Wood <cwood at wencor.com>
> > > Cc: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> > > Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Debian pptp package?
> > >
> > > On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Chris Wood wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I noticed that Debian has the pptp package now.  Does anyone know what
> > > > level of encryption it uses?  I know some of the patches I applied were to
> > > > ppp itself.  Life would be simpler if I could use the Debian package and
> > > > dselect, since last time I ran dselect it updated my ppp which broke my
> > > > pptp setup.
> > >
> > > no, it has no mppe patch to the pppd -- the ppp makes the encryption
> > > itself.
> > >
> > > but you can download the debian source package eg. with the ``apt-get
> > > source pptp'' command, and you'll need some other packages such as
> > > fakeroot and debhelper, and the you can ``fakeroot debian/rules binary''
> > > use to create the package from the unpacked source tree.
> > >
> > > at last, you need:
> > >
> > > ``echo pppd hold|dpkg --set-selection'' to not upgrade the this modified
> > > pppd (now with mppe encryption) - but be careful and keep tracking the
> > > bugs and security exploits, and etc.
> > >
> > > --
> > > VWOL
> > > Tamas SZERB <toma at rulez.org>
> > > GPG public key: http://alabama.rulez.org/~toma/gpgkey-toma.asc
> > >
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> > Ralph Winslow		Operations/Support/Tools
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> >
>
> --
> VWOL
> Tamas SZERB <toma at rulez.org>
> GPG public key: http://alabama.rulez.org/~toma/gpgkey-toma.asc
>
>

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