How to setup OpenVpn on Linux



1

Install packages

You will need to install some additional packages to your Debian/Ubuntu operation system in order to connect through OpenVpn.

sudo apt-get install openvpn network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome

2

Open Settings

Open the network menu, go to "VPN Connections" and click on "Configure VPN...".

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3

Create Profile

Click on "Add".

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4

Import config

Click on "Import a saved VPN configuration...".

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5

Create profile

Click on "Create".

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6

Import config

Download the OpenVPN configuration unzip it and import the ".ovpn" configuration files.

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7

Enter your username and password

Step 7

Enter your login credentials and click on "Save...".

8

Connect

Step 8

Open the network menu to establish a VPN connection.