How To Install softether-vpnbridge on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install softether-vpnbridge on Kali Linux. softether-vpnbridge is multiprotocol VPN program (bridge daemon)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install softether-vpnbridge on Kali Linux.

What is softether-vpnbridge

softether-vpnbridge is:

SoftEther is an open-source cross-platform multi-protocol VPN program.

SoftEther supports:

  • SSL-VPN, OpenVPN, IPsec, L2TP, MS-SSTP, L2TPv3, EtherIP
  • VPN over ICMP and VPN over DNS
  • Ethernet-bridging (L2) and IP-routing (L3) over VPN
  • Embedded dynamic DNS and NAT traversal
  • AES 256-bit and RSA 4096-bit encryption
  • RADIUS and NT domain user authentication
  • X.509 client certificates
  • Packet logging
  • Web GUI

This package ships the VPN bridge daemon.

There are three methods to install softether-vpnbridge 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 softether-vpnbridge Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install softether-vpnbridge

Install softether-vpnbridge Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install softether-vpnbridge

Install softether-vpnbridge 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 softether-vpnbridge using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install softether-vpnbridge

How To Uninstall softether-vpnbridge on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the softether-vpnbridge package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove softether-vpnbridge

Uninstall softether-vpnbridge And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove softether-vpnbridge

Remove softether-vpnbridge Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge softether-vpnbridge

Remove softether-vpnbridge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge softether-vpnbridge

Dependencies

softether-vpnbridge have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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