The files that need to be securely copied to the client’s /etc/openvpn directory are: To install on Ubuntu, follow these easy steps:Īccept any dependencies necessary and allow the install to complete.īelieve it or not, that’s it for the installation of OpenVPN.Īs discussed in the previous article, there will have been certificates created (on the server) specifically for the client machine. ![]() ![]() The package to be installed is, as expected, openvpn. It is necessary to install OpenVPN on the client. For information on how to set up the OpenVPN server, check out the previous installment, “ Install and Configure OpenVPN Server on Linux.” That will be the primary focus of this article but, for good measure, we’ll add mention of a few good GUI tools that can also handle the task. Don’t worry, it’s easy to get Linux set up to connect to an OpenVPN server, it just takes a few steps.Īlthough not as easy as a point and click GUI, the OpenVPN Client is not all that challenging to configure and start up. ![]() The next step is to get your users’ (or your) systems ready to connect back to the mothership. If you’ve set up an OpenVPN server to provide secure access to remote workers, you’ve got half the battle won.
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