How to Install and Uninstall libreswan.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: November 01,2024

1. Install "libreswan.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libreswan.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8

$ sudo dnf update $ sudo dnf install libreswan.x86_64

2. Uninstall "libreswan.x86_64" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libreswan.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:

$ sudo dnf remove libreswan.x86_64 $ sudo dnf autoremove

3. Information about the libreswan.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

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Available Packages
Name : libreswan
Version : 4.5
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 1.3 M
Source : libreswan-4.5-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : appstream
Summary : IPsec implementation with IKEv1 and IKEv2 keying protocols
URL : https://libreswan.org/
License : GPLv2
Description : Libreswan is a free implementation of IKE/IPsec for Linux. IPsec is
: the Internet Protocol Security and uses strong cryptography to provide
: both authentication and encryption services. These services allow you
: to build secure tunnels through untrusted networks. Everything passing
: through the untrusted net is encrypted by the ipsec gateway machine and
: decrypted by the gateway at the other end of the tunnel. The resulting
: tunnel is a virtual private network or VPN.
:
: This package contains the daemons and userland tools for setting up
: Libreswan.
:
: Libreswan also supports IKEv2 (RFC7296) and Secure Labeling
:
: Libreswan is based on Openswan-2.6.38 which in turn is based on FreeS/WAN-2.04