How To Install softether-vpnclient on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is softether-vpnclient

softether-vpnclient 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 client.

There are three methods to install softether-vpnclient 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-vpnclient 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-vpnclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install softether-vpnclient

Install softether-vpnclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install softether-vpnclient

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

sudo aptitude -y install softether-vpnclient

How To Uninstall softether-vpnclient on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove softether-vpnclient

Uninstall softether-vpnclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove softether-vpnclient

Remove softether-vpnclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge softether-vpnclient

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

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

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

Dependencies

softether-vpnclient have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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