How To Install ppp-gatekeeper on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ppp-gatekeeper on Kali Linux.

What is ppp-gatekeeper

ppp-gatekeeper is:

PPP Gatekeeper is a daemon that manages PPPOE connections supporting various levels of redundancy and failover.

Traffic can be routed using round-robin and random strategies over links of similar priority. Static IP route lists can also be provided for specific routing purposes. DNS can also be load balanced over multiple links.

There are three methods to install ppp-gatekeeper 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 ppp-gatekeeper Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ppp-gatekeeper

Install ppp-gatekeeper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ppp-gatekeeper

Install ppp-gatekeeper 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 ppp-gatekeeper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ppp-gatekeeper

How To Uninstall ppp-gatekeeper on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ppp-gatekeeper package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ppp-gatekeeper

Uninstall ppp-gatekeeper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ppp-gatekeeper

Remove ppp-gatekeeper Configurations and Data

To remove ppp-gatekeeper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ppp-gatekeeper

Remove ppp-gatekeeper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ppp-gatekeeper

Dependencies

ppp-gatekeeper have the following dependencies:

• perl

References

• ppp-gatekeeper website

Summary

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