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strongswan


Information about the package, strongswan, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The strongswan package is designed for, An OpenSource IPsec-based VPN and TNC solution.


Package Name:

strongswan

Summary:

An OpenSource IPsec-based VPN and TNC solution

Description:

The strongSwan IPsec implementation supports both the IKEv1 and IKEv2 key exchange protocols in conjunction with the native NETKEY IPsec stack of the Linux kernel.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

5.4.0

Release:

2.el6

Size:

1.0 M

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for strongswan


Control the strongswan package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install strongswan

This command will install strongswan on the server.

yum remove strongswan

This command will un-install strongswan on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove strongswan, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove strongswan

This command will un-install strongswan on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove strongswan when using the -y flag.

yum update strongswan

This command will update strongswan to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove strongswan, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update strongswan

This command will update strongswan to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove strongswan when using the -y flag.

yum info strongswan

This command will show you core information about the strongswan package.

yum deplist strongswan

This command will show you the dependencies for strongswan. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update strongswan

This command will check if there is an update waiting on strongswan. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.