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The OpenVPN 3 Linux project is a new client built on top of the OpenVPN 3 Core Library, which is also used in the various OpenVPN Connect clients and OpenVPN for Android (need to be enabled via the settings page in the app).
This client is built around a completely different architecture in regards to usage. It builds heavily on D-Bus and allows unprivileged users to start and manage their own VPN tunnels out-of-the-box. System administrators wanting more control can also control and restrict this access both by hardening the default OpenVPN 3 D-Bus policy or facilitating features in OpenVPN 3 Linux.
Even though the project name carries “Linux”, it doesn’t mean it is restricted to Linux only. Any platform which has D-Bus available should be capable of running this client in theory. But since D-Bus is most commonly used in Linux environments, this will naturally be the primary focus for the project.
Installation for Debian and Ubuntu:
Follow these steps in order to install OpenVPN 3 Client on Linux for Debian and Ubuntu:
Open the Terminal by pressing ctrl + alt + T
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo apt install apt-transport-https. This is done to ensure that your apt supports the https transport. Enter the root password as prompted
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo wget https://swupdate.openvpn.net/repos/openv...kg-key.pub. This will install the OpenVPN repository key used by the OpenVPN 3 Linux packages
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo apt-key add openvpn-repo-pkg-key.pub
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo wget -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn3.list https://swupdate.openvpn.net/community/o...ISTRO.list. This will install the proper repository. Replace $DISTRO with the release name depending on your Debian/Ubuntu distribution (the table of release names for each distribution can be found below). In this case, focal is chosen since Ubuntu 20.04 is used
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo apt update
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo apt install openvpn3. This will finally install the OpenVPN 3 package
This client is built around a completely different architecture in regards to usage. It builds heavily on D-Bus and allows unprivileged users to start and manage their own VPN tunnels out-of-the-box. System administrators wanting more control can also control and restrict this access both by hardening the default OpenVPN 3 D-Bus policy or facilitating features in OpenVPN 3 Linux.
Even though the project name carries “Linux”, it doesn’t mean it is restricted to Linux only. Any platform which has D-Bus available should be capable of running this client in theory. But since D-Bus is most commonly used in Linux environments, this will naturally be the primary focus for the project.
Installation for Debian and Ubuntu:
Follow these steps in order to install OpenVPN 3 Client on Linux for Debian and Ubuntu:
Open the Terminal by pressing ctrl + alt + T
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo apt install apt-transport-https. This is done to ensure that your apt supports the https transport. Enter the root password as prompted
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo wget https://swupdate.openvpn.net/repos/openv...kg-key.pub. This will install the OpenVPN repository key used by the OpenVPN 3 Linux packages
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo apt-key add openvpn-repo-pkg-key.pub
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo wget -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn3.list https://swupdate.openvpn.net/community/o...ISTRO.list. This will install the proper repository. Replace $DISTRO with the release name depending on your Debian/Ubuntu distribution (the table of release names for each distribution can be found below). In this case, focal is chosen since Ubuntu 20.04 is used
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo apt update
Type the following command into the Terminal: sudo apt install openvpn3. This will finally install the OpenVPN 3 package