In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step on how to install OpenVPN on MXLinux Latest, using the source distribution package from https://community.openvpn.net.
Before we begin, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Let's first ensure that our system's package manager is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Enter the administrative password for your system and wait for the process to finish.
To install OpenVPN on our system, we need to first install some necessary dependencies. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev liblzo2-dev libpkcs11-helper1-dev libpam0g-dev
Enter your password and wait for the installation to complete.
Next, let's download the OpenVPN source code from https://community.openvpn.net. We'll use wget to download the package, then extract it using the tar command.
Run the following commands to download and extract the OpenVPN source code:
wget https://swupdate.openvpn.net/community/releases/openvpn-<version>.tar.gz
tar -xzvf openvpn-<version>.tar.gz
Replace <version> with the version number you want to download, for example: 2.5.5.
Now that we have the OpenVPN source code downloaded and extracted on our system, it's time to compile and install it.
Navigate to the extracted source directory using the following command:
cd openvpn-<version>
Run the following commands to configure and install OpenVPN:
sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-systemd
sudo make && sudo make install
These commands will configure and install OpenVPN on your system. The --prefix option specifies the installation directory, which is set to /usr in this case. The --enable-systemd option is used to ensure that the OpenVPN service is correctly registered with systemd.
Once the installation is completed, let's verify that OpenVPN is installed correctly on our system.
Run the following command to check the version of OpenVPN installed:
openvpn --version
This command should display the version number you installed in the previous step.
To start the OpenVPN service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start openvpn@server
Here, server is the name of the OpenVPN server you want to start. Please replace it with the appropriate name on your system. If you want OpenVPN to start automatically at boot time, you can run the following command to enable the service:
sudo systemctl enable openvpn@server
That's it! You have successfully installed OpenVPN on your MXLinux Latest system using the source distribution package from https://community.openvpn.net. You can now use OpenVPN to create secure and private VPN connections.
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