How To Install connman-vpn on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install connman-vpn on Kali Linux. connman-vpn is Intel Connection Manager daemon - VPN daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install connman-vpn on Kali Linux.

What is connman-vpn

connman-vpn is:

The Linux Connection Manager project provides a daemon for managing Internet connections within embedded devices running the Linux operating system. The Connection Manager is designed to be slim and to use as few resources as possible. It is fully modular system that can be extended through plug-ins. The plug-in approach allows for easy adaption and modification for various use cases.

ConnMan provies IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity via:

  • ethernet
  • WiFi, using wpasupplicant
  • Cellular, using oFono
  • Bluetooth, using bluez

ConnMan implements DNS resolving and caching, DHCP clients for both IPv4 and IPv6, link-local IPv4 address handling and tethering (IP connection sharing) to clients via USB, ethernet, WiFi, cellular and Bluetooth.

This package contains the connman VPN daemon. ConnMan VPN daemon manages VPNs on behalf of connmand and start and stops various VPN client applications. The VPN daemon can also be run standalone without connmand.

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

Install connman-vpn Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install connman-vpn

Install connman-vpn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install connman-vpn

Install connman-vpn Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install connman-vpn using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install connman-vpn

How To Uninstall connman-vpn on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the connman-vpn package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove connman-vpn

Uninstall connman-vpn And Its Dependencies

To uninstall connman-vpn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove connman-vpn

Remove connman-vpn Configurations and Data

To remove connman-vpn configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge connman-vpn

Remove connman-vpn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge connman-vpn

Dependencies

connman-vpn have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install connman-vpn package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.