How To Install libopenconnect5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenconnect5 on Kali Linux.

What is libopenconnect5

libopenconnect5 is:

OpenConnect is an SSL VPN client initially created to support Cisco’s AnyConnect SSL VPN. It has since been extended to support the Pulse Connect Secure VPN (formerly known as Juniper Network Connect or Junos Pulse) and the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect SSL VPN.

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install libopenconnect5 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 libopenconnect5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenconnect5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenconnect5

Install libopenconnect5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenconnect5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenconnect5

Install libopenconnect5 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 libopenconnect5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenconnect5

How To Uninstall libopenconnect5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopenconnect5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenconnect5

Uninstall libopenconnect5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenconnect5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenconnect5

Remove libopenconnect5 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenconnect5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenconnect5

Remove libopenconnect5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenconnect5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenconnect5

Dependencies

libopenconnect5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgnutls30
• libgssapi-krb5-2
• liblz4-1
• libp11-kit0
• libpcsclite1
• libproxy1v5
• libstoken1
• libtasn1-6
• libtss2-esys-3.0.2-0
• libtss2-mu0
• libxml2
• zlib1g

References

• libopenconnect5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenconnect5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.