How To Install network-manager-strongswan on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install network-manager-strongswan on Kali Linux.
What is network-manager-strongswan
network-manager-strongswan is:
NetworkManager attempts to keep an active network connection available at all times. It is intended primarily for laptops where it allows easy switching between local wireless networks, it’s also useful on desktops with a selection of different interfaces to use. It is not intended for usage on servers.
This package provides a VPN plugin for strongSwan, providing easy access to IKEv2 IPSec VPN’s.
There are three methods to install network-manager-strongswan 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 network-manager-strongswan Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install network-manager-strongswan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install network-manager-strongswanInstall network-manager-strongswan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install network-manager-strongswan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install network-manager-strongswanInstall network-manager-strongswan 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install network-manager-strongswan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install network-manager-strongswanHow To Uninstall network-manager-strongswan on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the network-manager-strongswan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove network-manager-strongswanUninstall network-manager-strongswan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall network-manager-strongswan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove network-manager-strongswanRemove network-manager-strongswan Configurations and Data
To remove network-manager-strongswan configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge network-manager-strongswanRemove network-manager-strongswan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove network-manager-strongswan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge network-manager-strongswanDependencies
network-manager-strongswan have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install network-manager-strongswan package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
