How To Install openvpn-auth-radius on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvpn-auth-radius on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is openvpn-auth-radius
openvpn-auth-radius is:
A plugin for OpenVPN 2.x that implements authentication of users against a RADIUS server. It features:
- RADIUS authentication and accounting support for OpenVPN
- analysis of RADIUS attributes: o framed ip address o framed routes o acct interim interval o vendor specific attributes by additional scripts
There are three methods to install openvpn-auth-radius on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openvpn-auth-radius Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openvpn-auth-radius using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openvpn-auth-radius
Install openvpn-auth-radius Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openvpn-auth-radius using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openvpn-auth-radius
Install openvpn-auth-radius 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 openvpn-auth-radius using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openvpn-auth-radius
How To Uninstall openvpn-auth-radius on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the openvpn-auth-radius package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openvpn-auth-radius
Uninstall openvpn-auth-radius And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openvpn-auth-radius and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openvpn-auth-radius
Remove openvpn-auth-radius Configurations and Data
To remove openvpn-auth-radius configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openvpn-auth-radius
Remove openvpn-auth-radius configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openvpn-auth-radius configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openvpn-auth-radius
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openvpn-auth-radius package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
