How To Install strongswan-tnc-pdp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install strongswan-tnc-pdp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is strongswan-tnc-pdp
strongswan-tnc-pdp is:
The strongSwan VPN suite uses the native IPsec stack in the standard Linux kernel. It supports both the IKEv1 and IKEv2 protocols.
This package provides Trusted Network Connect’s (TNC) Policy Decision Point (PDP) with RADIUS server interface.
There are three methods to install strongswan-tnc-pdp on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install strongswan-tnc-pdp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install strongswan-tnc-pdp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install strongswan-tnc-pdp
Install strongswan-tnc-pdp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install strongswan-tnc-pdp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install strongswan-tnc-pdp
Install strongswan-tnc-pdp 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install strongswan-tnc-pdp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install strongswan-tnc-pdp
How To Uninstall strongswan-tnc-pdp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the strongswan-tnc-pdp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove strongswan-tnc-pdp
Uninstall strongswan-tnc-pdp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall strongswan-tnc-pdp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove strongswan-tnc-pdp
Remove strongswan-tnc-pdp Configurations and Data
To remove strongswan-tnc-pdp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge strongswan-tnc-pdp
Remove strongswan-tnc-pdp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove strongswan-tnc-pdp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge strongswan-tnc-pdp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install strongswan-tnc-pdp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
