Setting up an OpenVPN connection in Ubuntu

Setting up an OpenVPN connection in Ubuntu

To be complete on the subject, we'll see how to set up a VPN using OpenVPN software on Ubuntu. OpenVPN allows peers to authenticate each other using a private shared key in advance, certificates or pairs of usernames / passwords.

It makes intensive use of the library and OpenSSL authentication protocol SSLv3/TLSv1.

Available in Solaris, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, Windows 2000, XP and Seven, it also offers many security features and control.

The first thing to do is install the following package: network-manager-openvpn.

Run this command in a terminal:

sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn