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