{"id":11424,"date":"2021-10-29T10:35:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T10:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=11424"},"modified":"2021-10-29T10:35:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T10:35:41","slug":"install-openvpn-on-linux-mint-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/mint\/install-openvpn-on-linux-mint-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Install OpenVPN on Linux Mint 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction:<\/h2>\n<p>OpenVPN is a tool using which you can create virtual private networks for securing your network communications. This tool also provides the facility of remotely accessing a system. Moreover, it can be used very easily with both the Linux and Windows operating systems. However, in this article, we will just talk about the installation method of OpenVPN on a Linux Mint 20 machine.<\/p>\n<h2>Method of Installing OpenVPN on Linux Mint 20:<\/h2>\n<p>To install the OpenVPN client on Linux Mint 20, you need to perform the following steps:<\/p>\n<h3>Step # 1: Install OpenVPN on Linux Mint 20:<\/h3>\n<p>First, you need to install the OpenVPN client on an updated system with the command shown below:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"26\" class=\"wp-image-11425\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-481.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-481.png 600w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-481-300x13.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 2: Start the OpenVPN Service:<\/h3>\n<p>After installing the OpenVPN client on your system, you need to start this service with the following command:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo systemctl start openvpn<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-11426\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-482.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-482.png 473w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-482-300x16.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 3: Enable the OpenVPN Service:<\/h3>\n<p>Now, you can enable the OpenVPN client on your system with the execution of the command stated below:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo systemctl enable openvpn<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-11427\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-483.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-483.png 479w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-483-300x15.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Step # 4: Check the Status of the OpenVPN Service:<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, the active status of the OpenVPN client can be checked by running the following command:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo systemctl status openvpn<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-11428\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-484.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-484.png 478w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-484-300x16.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The active status of the OpenVPN client installed on our Linux Mint 20 system is shown in the image below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"222\" class=\"wp-image-11429\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-485.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-485.png 647w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-485-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Method of Removing OpenVPN from Linux Mint 20:<\/h2>\n<p>You can easily remove the OpenVPN client from your system whenever you want by running the following command:<\/p>\n<pre><strong>$ sudo apt-get purge --autoremove network-manager-openvpn<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"41\" class=\"wp-image-11430\" src=\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-486.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-486.png 646w, https:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/word-image-486-300x19.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion:<\/h2>\n<p>This article elaborated the method of installing the OpenVPN client on a Linux Mint 20 system. 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