How To Install ipsec-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipsec-tools on Debian 9.
What is ipsec-tools
ipsec-tools is:
IPsec (Internet Protocol security) offers end-to-end security for network traffic at the IP layer.
This package is a Linux port of the utilities from the KAME IPsec implementation on BSD.
There are three methods to install ipsec-tools 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 ipsec-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ipsec-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ipsec-tools
Install ipsec-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ipsec-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ipsec-tools
Install ipsec-tools 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 ipsec-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ipsec-tools
How To Uninstall ipsec-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ipsec-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ipsec-tools
Uninstall ipsec-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ipsec-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ipsec-tools
Remove ipsec-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ipsec-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ipsec-tools
Remove ipsec-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ipsec-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ipsec-tools
Dependencies
ipsec-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipsec-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.