How To Install anytun on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install anytun on Debian 9. anytun is secure anycast tunneling protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install anytun on Debian 9.

What is anytun

anytun is:

Anytun is an implementation of the secure anycast tunneling protocol. It uses an easy openvpn style interface and makes it possible to build redundant VPN clusters with load balancing between servers. VPN servers share a single IP address. Adding and removing VPN Servers is done by the routing protocol, so no client changes have to be made when additional VPN servers are added or removed. It is possible to realise global load balancing based on shortest BGP routes by simply announcing the address space of the tunnel servers at multiple locations.

Currently ethernet, ipv4 and ipv6 tunnels are supported by the implementation. However the protocol allows one to tunnel every ETHERTYPE protocol.

There are three methods to install anytun on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install anytun Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install anytun using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install anytun

Install anytun Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install anytun using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install anytun

Install anytun 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 anytun using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install anytun

How To Uninstall anytun on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove anytun

Uninstall anytun And Its Dependencies

To uninstall anytun and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove anytun

Remove anytun Configurations and Data

To remove anytun configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge anytun

Remove anytun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove anytun configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge anytun

Dependencies

anytun have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install anytun package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.