strongSwan is an open-source IPsec-based VPN solution that can be used on various platforms, including Linux. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of strongSwan on Arch Linux.
Before installing any software, it is always a recommended practice to update your system packages. To do that, open your terminal and execute the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
To install strongSwan, we will use the pacman package manager that is available in the Arch Linux system. We can install strongSwan using the following command:
sudo pacman -S strongswan
After installing strongSwan, the next step is to start and enable the ipsec service to run at boot time.
sudo systemctl enable --now strongswan
To verify that strongSwan is installed and working properly, you can check the status of the strongswan service using the following command:
sudo systemctl status strongswan
If the installation is successful, you should see a message that says "active (running)".
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install strongSwan on Arch Linux using the pacman package manager. By now, you should be able to set up a secure VPN connection using strongSwan.
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