How To Install anytun on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install anytun on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove anytun
Remove anytun Configurations and Data
To remove anytun configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install anytun package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
