OpenVPN

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This post expain ways to configure and use OpenVPN

Installing OpenVPN client and import *.ovpn (Windows) file to configure

sudo apt-get install openvpn
sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn-gnome

Now goto the network settings on the system tray -> “vpn connections” -> “configure vpn” -> “Add” -> select “Import saved VPN configuration” from the drop down list - > “create” -> select the *.ovpn file -> finally, type the username and password and click “ok”.

Now go to the network settings and connect to the configured VPN server.

Starting VPN in command line if you have a *.ovpn file

sudo apt-get install openvpn 
sudo openvpn --config ***.ovpn

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