How To Set up OpenVPN in Ubuntu

As noted above, some providers have dedicated VPN clients for Ubuntu (or Linux), but others simply supply manual configuration guides for setting up Ubuntu’s native Network Manager (which absolutely fine, as Network Manager is a great VPN client.)<br/><br/>Even when providers do not have Ubuntu (or even Linux) specific setup instructions on their websites, OpenVPN is easy to setup. This means that any OpenVPN service can be used with Ubuntu, regardless of what support available for this from your provider.<br/><br/>1. Download and install the Ubuntu OpenVPN packages for Network Manager by opening a Terminal window and typing:<br/><pre class="lang:default decode:true ">sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn openvpn</pre><br/>Note that Network manager should already be installed. If for some reason it is not, install it by entering:<br/><pre class="lang:default decode:true ">sudo apt-get install openvpn network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome</pre><br/>2. Restart the Network Manager. This can be done by restarting Ubuntu or logging out and in again, but the easiest way is to enter the following at the Terminal command prompt:<br/><pre class="lang:default decode:true ">sudo restart network-manager</pre><br/>3. Download the VPN provider’s OpenVPN configuration files (.ovpn and .crt), and Extract them to a convenient location.<br/><br/><a href="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu.png"><img alt="ubuntu" class="size-full wp-image-179 aligncenter" height="548" src="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu.png" width="606" /></a><br/><br/>4. Open Network Manager and click VPN Connections -> Configure VPN…<br/><br/><a href="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-vpn-connections.png"><img alt="ubuntu-vpn-connections" class="size-full wp-image-180 aligncenter" height="233" src="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-vpn-connections.png" width="423" /></a><br/><br/>5. Click on ‘Add’.<br/><br/><a href="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-network-connections.png"><img alt="ubuntu-network-connections" class="size-full wp-image-181 aligncenter" height="173" src="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-network-connections.png" width="411" /></a><br/><br/>6. Select ‘OpenVPN’ from the drop-down menu and click ‘Create…’<br/><br/><a href="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-connection-type.png"><img alt="ubuntu-connection-type" class="size-full wp-image-182 aligncenter" height="434" src="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-connection-type.png" width="736" /></a><br/><br/>7. Ensure the ‘VPN’ tab is selected, and enter the VPN server address supplied by your provider in the ‘Gateway’ field. Under ‘Authentication’, select ‘Password’ from the dropdown ‘Type’ menu, and enter your account details.<br/><br/>Then Click on the ‘CA Certificate Field’ and navigate to the .crt file at the location you unzipped the OpenVPN config files to in Step 2. Click on ‘Advanced’…<br/><br/><a href="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-openvpn-settings.png"><img alt="ubuntu-openvpn-settings" class="size-full wp-image-183 aligncenter" height="619" src="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-openvpn-settings.png" width="647" /></a><br/><br/>8. Check ‘Use LZO data compression’. Note that is step may not be required, or may require different settings depending on your VPN provider. Click ‘OK’ and ‘Save’, and setup is complete!<br/><br/><a href="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-openvpn-advanced.png"><img alt="ubuntu-openvpn-advanced" class="size-full wp-image-184 aligncenter" height="429" src="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-openvpn-advanced.png" width="556" /></a><br/><br/>9. To start the VPN connection, simply go to Network Manager -> VPN Connections -> your connection<br/><br/><a href="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ununtu-connections-2.png"><img alt="ununtu-connections-2" class="size-full wp-image-185 aligncenter" height="233" src="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ununtu-connections-2.png" width="423" /></a><br/><br/>You are now connected! Notice that the Network Manager taskbar icon now has a tiny padlock on the bottom right, to let you know the VPN connection is active.<br/><br/><a href="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-vpn-log.png"><img alt="ubuntu-vpn-log" class="size-full wp-image-186 aligncenter" height="233" src="http://k-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubuntu-vpn-log.png" width="378" /></a><br/><br/>Hurray! you are good to go. :)<br/><h2></h2>

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