How To Install ocserv on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocserv on CentOS 8.
What is ocserv
OpenConnect server (ocserv) is an SSL VPN server. Its purpose is to be a secure, small, fast and configurable VPN server. It implements the OpenConnect SSL VPN protocol, and has also (currently experimental) compatibility with clients using the AnyConnect SSL VPN protocol. The OpenConnect VPN protocol uses the standard IETF security protocols such as TLS 1.2, and Datagram TLS to provide the secure VPN service.
We can use yum or dnf to install ocserv on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ocserv.
Install ocserv on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ocserv using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ocserv
Install ocserv on CentOS 8 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install ocserv using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ocserv
How To Uninstall ocserv on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the ocserv package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ocserv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ocserv on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.