How to Install and Uninstall strongswan-charon Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "strongswan-charon" package

This is a short guide on how to install strongswan-charon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "strongswan-charon" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall strongswan-charon on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the strongswan-charon package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: strongswan-charon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: strongswan
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: strongSwan Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 297
Provides: ike-server
Pre-Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libstrongswan (= 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8), strongswan-libcharon, strongswan-starter, iproute2 | iproute
Breaks: libstrongswan (<= 5.1.1-1), strongswan-ike (<= 5.1.1-1)
Replaces: libstrongswan (<= 5.1.1-1), strongswan-ike (<= 5.1.1-1), strongswan-ikev1, strongswan-ikev2
Filename: pool/main/s/strongswan/strongswan-charon_5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8_amd64.deb
Size: 55514
MD5sum: 2a05ecf571aa045bbe4803d41974e355
SHA1: 1eabc452b2bb46117ba492516619b7d0057df05d
SHA256: f0d118876962ea0ae0bf3cbfec50f5343ffdf9b9f2674ea6a2409bab56a96874
SHA512: 22ae31e01de906d62f3473d4052bd83f2cdf5c78e56244edb0a6110ea7054ab251ce30282907900b250cbead6c9e4c0fa094026aa8fc6326b85f3d69e261f665
Homepage: http://www.strongswan.org
Description-en: strongSwan Internet Key Exchange daemon
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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charon is an IPsec IKEv2 daemon which can act as an initiator or a responder.
It is written from scratch using a fully multi-threaded design and a modular
architecture. Various plugins can provide additional functionality.
Description-md5: 3f55915d17f7e36d9b31e2c4da5c11d2
Supported: 5y

Package: strongswan-charon
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 296
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: strongSwan Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: strongswan
Version: 5.3.5-1ubuntu3
Replaces: libstrongswan (<= 5.1.1-1), strongswan-ike (<= 5.1.1-1), strongswan-ikev1, strongswan-ikev2
Provides: ike-server
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libstrongswan (= 5.3.5-1ubuntu3), strongswan-libcharon, strongswan-starter, iproute2 | iproute
Pre-Depends: debconf | debconf-2.0
Breaks: libstrongswan (<= 5.1.1-1), strongswan-ike (<= 5.1.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/s/strongswan/strongswan-charon_5.3.5-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 55514
MD5sum: 22a8d0cdba50b922ae9611c297820208
SHA1: b1f5cfce2042603f8321a7299144104d5ab86315
SHA256: e9b91166d97c4d1079d97f4eea724f518d5bd5c0cd2e88e143b0129f30e2d524
Description-en: strongSwan Internet Key Exchange daemon
The strongSwan VPN suite uses the native IPsec stack in the standard
Linux kernel. It supports both the IKEv1 and IKEv2 protocols.
.
charon is an IPsec IKEv2 daemon which can act as an initiator or a responder.
It is written from scratch using a fully multi-threaded design and a modular
architecture. Various plugins can provide additional functionality.
Description-md5: 3f55915d17f7e36d9b31e2c4da5c11d2
Homepage: http://www.strongswan.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y