How To Install openconnect on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openconnect
on Debian 11.
What is openconnect
openconnect 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.
A corresponding OpenConnect VPN server implementation can be found in the ocserv package.
There are three methods to install openconnect
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openconnect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openconnect
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openconnect
Install openconnect Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openconnect
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openconnect
Install openconnect 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 openconnect
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openconnect
How To Uninstall openconnect on Debian 11
To uninstall only the openconnect
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openconnect
Uninstall openconnect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openconnect
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openconnect
Remove openconnect Configurations and Data
To remove openconnect
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openconnect
Remove openconnect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openconnect
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openconnect
Dependencies
openconnect have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openconnect
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.