How To Install ptunnel on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptunnel on Debian 9.
What is ptunnel
ptunnel is:
ptunnel is an application that allows you to reliably tunnel TCP connections to a remote host using ICMP echo request and reply packets, commonly known as ping requests and replies. It acts as a proxy and can handle sockets and secured identification.
Those features can be very handy when working in a closed networking environment with firewalls and proxies.
There are three methods to install ptunnel on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ptunnel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ptunnel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ptunnel
Install ptunnel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ptunnel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ptunnel
Install ptunnel 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 ptunnel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ptunnel
How To Uninstall ptunnel on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ptunnel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ptunnel
Uninstall ptunnel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ptunnel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ptunnel
Remove ptunnel Configurations and Data
To remove ptunnel configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ptunnel
Remove ptunnel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ptunnel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ptunnel
Dependencies
ptunnel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ptunnel package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.