How To Install openvpn-systemd-resolved on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvpn-systemd-resolved on Kali Linux. openvpn-systemd-resolved is integrates OpenVPN with systemd-resolved

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openvpn-systemd-resolved on Kali Linux.

What is openvpn-systemd-resolved

openvpn-systemd-resolved is:

This is a helper script designed to integrate OpenVPN with the systemd-resolved service via DBus instead of trying to override /etc/resolv.conf, or manipulate systemd-networkd configuration files.

Since systemd-229, the systemd-resolved service has an API available via DBus which allows directly setting the DNS configuration for a link. This script makes use of busctl from systemd to send DBus messages to systemd-resolved to update the DNS for the link created by OpenVPN.

There are three methods to install openvpn-systemd-resolved 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 openvpn-systemd-resolved Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openvpn-systemd-resolved

Install openvpn-systemd-resolved Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openvpn-systemd-resolved using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openvpn-systemd-resolved

Install openvpn-systemd-resolved 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 openvpn-systemd-resolved using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openvpn-systemd-resolved

How To Uninstall openvpn-systemd-resolved on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openvpn-systemd-resolved package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openvpn-systemd-resolved

Uninstall openvpn-systemd-resolved And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvpn-systemd-resolved

Remove openvpn-systemd-resolved Configurations and Data

To remove openvpn-systemd-resolved configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openvpn-systemd-resolved

Remove openvpn-systemd-resolved configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove openvpn-systemd-resolved configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvpn-systemd-resolved

Dependencies

openvpn-systemd-resolved have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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