How to Install and Uninstall strongswan Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "strongswan" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install strongswan on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                strongswan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "strongswan" package

Learn how to uninstall strongswan on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                strongswan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the strongswan package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: strongswan
Architecture: all
Version: 5.8.4-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: strongSwan Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 180
Depends: strongswan-charon, strongswan-starter
Filename: pool/main/s/strongswan/strongswan_5.8.4-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 18148
MD5sum: b375bbfbf9c6dbd9d8bdee88072afb95
SHA1: 22dc4df2bdd926f8bc399d471e84176e17780543
SHA256: 90c0c882566df2777b7dd587bbad5c8e18828aa6b9457125180e046d4a7b4a9e
SHA512: fd1a3d8468d1eea463a74e38ebf18fa5c240efa837a4858da149538aceb2d9e09c8c98d0302b4f241cfb98aa2d386edc26292fa415690256905ee45ccc5d3b03
Homepage: http://www.strongswan.org
Description-en: IPsec VPN solution metapackage
The strongSwan VPN suite uses the native IPsec stack in the standard Linux
kernel. It supports both the IKEv1 and IKEv2 protocols.
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This metapackage installs the packages required to maintain IKEv1 and IKEv2
connections via ipsec.conf or ipsec.secrets.
Description-md5: 60d8ad9f14179591b0cca394e94e3d4b