How To Install NetworkManager-strongswan on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-strongswan in Fedora 36. NetworkManager-strongswan is NetworkManager strongSwan IPSec VPN plug-in

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-strongswan on Fedora 36.

What is `NetworkManager-strongswan`

This package contains software for integrating the strongSwan IPSec VPN with NetworkManager.

We can use yum or dnf to install NetworkManager-strongswan on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install NetworkManager-strongswan.

Install NetworkManager-strongswan on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install NetworkManager-strongswan using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install NetworkManager-strongswan

Install NetworkManager-strongswan on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install NetworkManager-strongswan using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install NetworkManager-strongswan

How To Uninstall NetworkManager-strongswan on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the NetworkManager-strongswan package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove NetworkManager-strongswan

NetworkManager-strongswan Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/NetworkManager/VPN/nm-strongswan-service.name
/usr/share/doc/NetworkManager-strongswan
/usr/share/doc/NetworkManager-strongswan/NEWS
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/NetworkManager-strongswan.mo

References

NetworkManager-strongswan website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install NetworkManager-strongswan on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).