How To Install easy-rsa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install easy-rsa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is easy-rsa
easy-rsa is:
This package eases the creation of certificates, for example for openvpn clients.
This was formerly part of the openvpn package.
There are three methods to install easy-rsa on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install easy-rsa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install easy-rsa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install easy-rsa
Install easy-rsa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install easy-rsa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install easy-rsa
Install easy-rsa 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 easy-rsa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install easy-rsa
How To Uninstall easy-rsa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the easy-rsa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove easy-rsa
Uninstall easy-rsa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall easy-rsa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove easy-rsa
Remove easy-rsa Configurations and Data
To remove easy-rsa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge easy-rsa
Remove easy-rsa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove easy-rsa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge easy-rsa
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install easy-rsa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
