How to Install and Uninstall strongswan-ikev2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "strongswan-ikev2" package

This is a short guide on how to install strongswan-ikev2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "strongswan-ikev2" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall strongswan-ikev2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the strongswan-ikev2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: strongswan-ikev2
Architecture: all
Version: 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: strongswan
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: strongSwan Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 153
Depends: strongswan-ike
Filename: pool/universe/s/strongswan/strongswan-ikev2_5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8_all.deb
Size: 11034
MD5sum: 97d1e5dde599bd5293bc277d776e770c
SHA1: f3c97f657d9648e8b9868f1ad419de4a2f0c6fc5
SHA256: afcb184a9e3898fb533cd2a5f3102c1dcee8e32da392a0d42cc2ab33f2614786
SHA512: a96a3350050cddba0e7ce058f14f03df1757fbdbfeb60329a8fceef5511cf7d2983f28126122fca64fcd66b8de63b8cc1d174cfe7abbfb5f1658ccc8f50b5900
Homepage: http://www.strongswan.org
Description-en: strongSwan IKEv2 daemon, transitional package
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 package used to install the charon daemon, implementing the IKEv2
protocol. It has been replaced the strongswan-ike package, so it can be safely
removed.
Description-md5: 9544d00c13676982f2ff3c975d818110

Package: strongswan-ikev2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 152
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: strongSwan Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: strongswan
Version: 5.3.5-1ubuntu3
Depends: strongswan-ike
Filename: pool/universe/s/strongswan/strongswan-ikev2_5.3.5-1ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 11034
MD5sum: f6e4084aebe24e1e0677138ef4c7a302
SHA1: dadbc844374fd7e15b9d0352f003d3e442d9e7b7
SHA256: 42322c1983b03f01c3e879abf64a8ddd29b828e6a614a99009353989e5f7c190
Description-en: strongSwan IKEv2 daemon, transitional package
The strongSwan VPN suite uses the native IPsec stack in the standard
Linux kernel. It supports both the IKEv1 and IKEv2 protocols.
.
This package used to install the charon daemon, implementing the IKEv2
protocol. It has been replaced the strongswan-ike package, so it can be safely
removed.
Description-md5: 9544d00c13676982f2ff3c975d818110
Homepage: http://www.strongswan.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu