How To Install openfortivpn on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install openfortivpn in Fedora 36. openfortivpn is Client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openfortivpn on Fedora 36.

What is openfortivpn

openfortivpn is a client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services. It spawns a pppd process and operates the communication between the gateway and this process. It is compatible with Fortinet VPNs.

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

Install openfortivpn 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 openfortivpn using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openfortivpn

Install openfortivpn 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 openfortivpn using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openfortivpn

How To Uninstall openfortivpn on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the openfortivpn package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openfortivpn

openfortivpn Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/openfortivpn
/etc/openfortivpn/config
/usr/bin/openfortivpn
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/44
/usr/lib/.build-id/44/b34b13dec0cc36981b47c7f03c782253ad4bbc
/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]
/usr/share/doc/openfortivpn
/usr/share/doc/openfortivpn/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/openfortivpn
/usr/share/licenses/openfortivpn/LICENSE
/usr/share/licenses/openfortivpn/LICENSE.OpenSSL
/usr/share/man/man1/openfortivpn.1.gz
/usr/share/openfortivpn
/usr/share/openfortivpn/config.template

References

Summary

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