How To Install fastd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fastd on Kali Linux. fastd is Fast and Secure Tunneling Daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fastd on Kali Linux.

What is fastd

fastd is:

A VPN daemon that has many features of OpenVPN and Tinc and is optimized for small code size and small number of dependencies. Fastd became popular on small devices like routers.

There are three methods to install fastd 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 fastd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fastd

Install fastd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fastd

Install fastd 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 fastd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fastd

How To Uninstall fastd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fastd

Uninstall fastd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fastd

Remove fastd Configurations and Data

To remove fastd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fastd

Remove fastd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fastd

Dependencies

fastd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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