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How To Install OpenVPN Client (Linux OS)

To connect to the Cloud Management Platform using VPN from a Linux computer, you need to follow these steps:

  • Install an Open VPN client for Linux.
  • Download your VPN client config file (called “client.ovpn”).
  • Run the Open VPN client with the downloaded client config file.

To install an Open VPN client, the easiest way is usually to install an Open VPN client using the package management system for your particular Linux distribution.  Run one of the following commands (as root):

Fedora/CentOS/Red Hat

yum install openvpn

Ubuntu/Debian:

apt-get install openvpn

 

Updated on November 23, 2022

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