Setup VPN on Kubuntu Linux With OpenVPN
- This tutorial explains how to set up a Kubuntu Linux VPN with the OpenVPN protocol.
- The following guide was created on Linux Kubuntu 20.01
Step #1: Open the Terminal/ Konsole and type in the following command to install the OpenVPN plugin.
-Type: sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn and press Enter
-Enter y to confirm the installation
Step #2: Download FastestVPN OpenVPN server config files for from here.
Step #3: Go to your ‘Downloads’ folder and extract the downloaded config files’ folder. It will extract the TCP and UDP folders.
Step #4: Now right-click on your Network Connection icon and click “Configure Network Connections”.
Step #5: Click on the “+“sign.
Step #6: Scroll down to the bottom, select Import VPN Connection and click Create.
Step #7: Go to your Downloads folder where you’ve extracted the TCP and UDP files already. Open any of the folders, TCP or UDP, whatever OpenVPN protocol you want to connect to.
Step #8: Double click on your desired VPN server file such as Australia1 in this case.
Step #9: Click Yes.
Step #10: Enter your “FastestVPN Username” and “Password” in the respective fields. Click on OK.
Step #11: In your Network connections, click on the VPN profile which you’ve just created and click Connect.
You’ll be connected to the FastestVPN with OpenVPN protocol on Kubuntu shortly. You can use the same option to connect and disconnect to the VPN connection later.
