How To Install openfortivpn on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openfortivpn on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is openfortivpn
openfortivpn is:
openfortivpn is a client for PPP+SSL VPN tunnel services. It spawns a pppd process and operates the communication between the gateway and this process.
It is compatible with Fortinet VPNs.
There are three methods to install openfortivpn on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openfortivpn Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openfortivpn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openfortivpn
Install openfortivpn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openfortivpn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openfortivpn
Install openfortivpn 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 openfortivpn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openfortivpn
How To Uninstall openfortivpn on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the openfortivpn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openfortivpn
Uninstall openfortivpn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openfortivpn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openfortivpn
Remove openfortivpn Configurations and Data
To remove openfortivpn configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openfortivpn
Remove openfortivpn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openfortivpn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openfortivpn
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openfortivpn package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
