How To Install freelan on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freelan on Debian 11.
What is freelan
freelan is:
Freelan is an application to create secure ethernet tunnels over a single UDP port. It can be used to create virtual LANs (“Local Area Network”), hence the name: “freelan”.
Freelan may create peer-to-peer tunnel connections or rely on a more classic client/server layout. The virtual network can be shaped to fit exactly the bandwidth or topology constraints, providing an optimal virtual private network.
Freelan is particularly useful for remote sites interconnection and gaming.
There are three methods to install freelan on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freelan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freelan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freelan
Install freelan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freelan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freelan
Install freelan 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 freelan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freelan
How To Uninstall freelan on Debian 11
To uninstall only the freelan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freelan
Uninstall freelan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freelan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freelan
Remove freelan Configurations and Data
To remove freelan configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freelan
Remove freelan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freelan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freelan
Dependencies
freelan have the following dependencies:
- init-system-helpers
- lsb-base
- libboost-filesystem1.74.0
- libboost-iostreams1.74.0
- libboost-program-options1.74.0
- libboost-thread1.74.0
- libc6
- libcurl4
- libgcc-s1
- libminiupnpc17
- libssl1.1
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freelan package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
