Chapter 2: Installing OPNsense
This chapter will be more hands-on than the first one. We will see how to install OPNsense on VirtualBox, update it, install plugins, access it from Secure Shell (SSH) and a command-line interface (CLI), and explore FreeBSD packages.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Versions and requirements
- Downloading and installing OPNsense
- Updates and plugins
- SSH and CLI access
- FreeBSD packages
Technical requirements
You will need VirtualBox, VMware, Parallels, Qemu, or another hypervisor installed and basic knowledge of a virtual machine installation to follow the instructions in this chapter. You also will need an SSH client installed on your host machine.
Versions and requirements
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