How To Install opengnb on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opengnb on Debian 12.
What is opengnb
opengnb is:
OpenGNB is a de-centralized virtual private network (VPN) to set-up a layer 3 network via P2P with the capability of NAT traversal.
OpenGNB can add many nodes and LANs together into one big VPN. OpenGNB supports public index nodes to forward net packages.
OpenGNB support the following platforms: Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and macOS.
OpenGNB uses UDP by default. With the software gnb_udp_over_tcp installed it can also use TCP.
There are three methods to install opengnb on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install opengnb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opengnb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opengnb
Install opengnb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opengnb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opengnb
Install opengnb Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install opengnb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opengnb
How To Uninstall opengnb on Debian 12
To uninstall only the opengnb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opengnb
Uninstall opengnb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opengnb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opengnb
Remove opengnb Configurations and Data
To remove opengnb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opengnb
Remove opengnb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opengnb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opengnb
Dependencies
opengnb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opengnb package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
