How To Install freelan on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install freelan on Debian 9. freelan is Peer-to-peer virtual private network daemon

Introduction

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

What is freelan

freelan is:

Freelan is an application to create secure ethernet tunnels over a single UDP port. It can be used to create virtual LANs (“Local Area Network”), hence the name: “freelan”.

Freelan may create peer-to-peer tunnel connections or rely on a more classic client/server layout. The virtual network can be shaped to fit exactly the bandwidth or topology constraints, providing an optimal virtual private network.

Freelan is particularly useful for remote sites interconnection and gaming.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freelan

Install freelan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freelan

Install freelan 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 freelan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freelan

How To Uninstall freelan on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove freelan

Uninstall freelan And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freelan

Remove freelan Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge freelan

Remove freelan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freelan

Dependencies

freelan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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