How To Install openfortivpn on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is openfortivpn

openfortivpn is:

openfortivpn is a client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services. It spawns a pppd process and operates the communication between the gateway and this process.

It is compatible with Fortinet VPNs.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openfortivpn

Install openfortivpn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openfortivpn

Install openfortivpn 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 openfortivpn using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openfortivpn

How To Uninstall openfortivpn on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove openfortivpn

Uninstall openfortivpn And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openfortivpn

Remove openfortivpn Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge openfortivpn

Remove openfortivpn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openfortivpn

Dependencies

openfortivpn have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libssl1.1
• libsystemd0
• ppp

References

• openfortivpn website

Summary

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