VPN manual for generic GNU/Linux (no Network Manager)
Installation
- Install OpenVPN following the instructions for your distro. Or you can rather download the source package and compile it.
- Uncompress the
zip
file found in your user's home, in the VPN folder. Theexe
andovpn
files, if there, aren't necessary for this type of connection.
cd ~/Downloads unzip vpn-udp-22-user.name-config.zip
Connect and disconnet from the VPN
- Go to the directory where files are uncompressed
cd ~/Downloads/vpn-udp-22-user.name
- Execute openvpn with superuser privileges. Depending on the system's configuration you may need to use
sudo
orsu
.sudo openvpn vpn-udp-22-user.name.ovpn
su openvpn vpn-udp-22-user.name.ovpn
- To disconnect press
Control+C
.