How To Install strongswan-tnc-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install strongswan-tnc-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is strongswan-tnc-server
strongswan-tnc-server 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 the server functionality for strongSwan’s Trusted Network Connect’s (TNC) features.
There are three methods to install strongswan-tnc-server 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-server 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-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install strongswan-tnc-server
Install strongswan-tnc-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install strongswan-tnc-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install strongswan-tnc-server
Install strongswan-tnc-server 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-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install strongswan-tnc-server
How To Uninstall strongswan-tnc-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the strongswan-tnc-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove strongswan-tnc-server
Uninstall strongswan-tnc-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall strongswan-tnc-server 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-server
Remove strongswan-tnc-server Configurations and Data
To remove strongswan-tnc-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge strongswan-tnc-server
Remove strongswan-tnc-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove strongswan-tnc-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge strongswan-tnc-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install strongswan-tnc-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
