WireGuard is a modern and secure VPN protocol that has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install WireGuard on Linux Mint Latest.
Before we begin, you will need the following:
The first step is to update the packages and repositories on your system. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Now that the system is up to date, it's time to install WireGuard. The easiest way to install WireGuard is through the terminal, using the following command:
sudo apt install wireguard
After the installation process is complete, verify that WireGuard is installed by running the following command:
sudo modprobe wireguard
To connect to a WireGuard VPN network, you need a private/public key pair. To generate these keys, use the following commands:
umask 077
wg genkey | sudo tee /etc/wireguard/privatekey | wg pubkey | sudo tee /etc/wireguard/publickey
This command generates a private key and writes it to /etc/wireguard/privatekey. It also generates a public key and writes it to /etc/wireguard/publickey.
Now that we have generated the keys, it's time to configure WireGuard. Create a new file in /etc/wireguard with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf
In this file, add the following configuration:
[Interface]
PrivateKey = <insert your private key here>
Address = <insert your VPN server IP>/24
DNS = 8.8.8.8
[Peer]
PublicKey = <insert your server public key here>
Endpoint = <insert your VPN server IP>:<insert port here>
AllowedIPs = 0.0.0.0/0
Replace <insert your private key here> with the private key from Step 3, and <insert your server public key here> with the public key of the WireGuard VPN server.
Save the file and exit the editor.
Now that we have configured WireGuard, it's time to start the service. Run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0.service
sudo systemctl start wg-quick@wg0.service
This will enable and start the wg-quick service, which will start WireGuard and configure the VPN connection.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured WireGuard on Linux Mint Latest. To use the VPN connection, you will need to connect to your WireGuard VPN server using the wg-quick command.
Feel free to explore the advanced features of WireGuard, such as setting up firewall rules, configuring multi-VPN connections, and more.
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