How to Install Tinc on POP! OS Latest

Tinc is a lightweight VPN daemon that is designed to provide secure and encrypted connectivity between hosts. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tinc on POP! OS Latest.

Pre-requisites

• You should have a non-root user with sudo privileges on your POP! OS Latest instance.
• You should have access to the terminal of your POP! OS Latest instance.

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any new packages on your POP! OS Latest instance, you should update the system to its latest version. To do that, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Enter your password when prompted.

Step 2: Install Tinc

To install Tinc on your POP! OS Latest instance, follow the steps given below.

1. Open the terminal on your POP! OS Latest instance.

2. Run the following command to install Tinc:

   sudo apt-get install -y tinc
   

3. Once the installation process is complete, verify the version of Tinc installed by running the following command:

   tincd -v
   

   This should display the version of Tinc installed on your system.

Step 3: Configure Tinc

Now that Tinc is installed on your POP! OS Latest instance, you need to configure it. The configuration file for Tinc is located in the /etc/tinc directory.

1. Create a new directory for your Tinc configuration files by running the following command:

   sudo mkdir /etc/tinc/myvpn
   

   Replace myvpn with the name of your VPN.

2. Move into the new directory by running the command:

   cd /etc/tinc/myvpn
   

3. Create a new tinc.conf configuration file by running the following command:

   sudo vi tinc.conf
   

   Add the following lines to the file:

   Name = popos
   AddressFamily = ipv4
   Interface = tun0
   Mode = router
   

   Replace popos with a name of your choice.

4. Create a new tinc-up script by running the following command:

   sudo vi tinc-up
   

   Add the following lines to the file:

   #!/bin/sh
   ifconfig $INTERFACE 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
   

5. Make the tinc-up script executable by running the command:

   sudo chmod +x tinc-up
   

6. Create a new tinc-down script by running the following command:

   sudo vi tinc-down
   

   Add the following lines to the file:

   #!/bin/sh
   ifconfig $INTERFACE down
   

7. Make the tinc-down script executable by running the command:

   sudo chmod +x tinc-down
   

8. Finally, create a new directory for your Tinc hosts by running the command:

   sudo mkdir hosts
   

9. Create a new configuration file for your POP! OS Latest host by running the following command:

   sudo vi hosts/popos
   

   Add the following lines to the file:

   Address = <popos IP address>
   Subnet = 192.168.0.0/24
   

   Replace <popos IP address> with the IP address of your POP! OS Latest instance.

Step 4: Start Tinc

To start Tinc on your POP! OS Latest instance, run the following command:

sudo tincd -n myvpn

Replace myvpn with the name of your VPN.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tinc on POP! OS Latest, configure it and start the VPN daemon. You can now use Tinc to create a secure and encrypted connectivity between hosts.

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