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This page will go over setting up and using OpenVPN to browse the internet more securely in places like airports, cafe shops and more.
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Once signed in click the Downloads tab on the left side of the website and click on the Download button for GNU/Linux.
Click the Download .deb button for Ubuntu and Pop!_OS.
Next be sure to leave Open with Eddy (default) selected so that the next window pops up.
Now click the Install button to install ProtonVPN using Eddy. Once that is down close the Eddy window.
Open a Terminal window to install the actual package as the .deb file that we installed added the repository so that our system knows where to find the real ProtonVPN package.
On Pop!_OS:
Press +t on your keyboard. A Terminal window should open.
On Ubuntu:
Press Ctrl+Alt+t on your keyboard. A Terminal window should open.
Next enter the following commands followed by Enter:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install protonvpn
Open the ProtonVPN client by clicking Activites on the top left of your desktop and search for ProtonVPN in the search box. Enter your login information which should be the same as the information that you used to sign into the ProtonVPN website. If that doesn't work you will need to reach out to ProtonVPN support.
Now that we are signed into the service with the ProtonVPN client we can connect to any server that we have access to in our plan though ProtonVPN.
From this window we can see our Upload and Download speeds including the load that the server is under (how much it is being used currently) and our IP address.
If you are on Pop!_OS:
Press +t on your keyboard. A Terminal window should open.
If you are on Ubuntu:
Press Ctrl+Alt+t on your keyboard. A Terminal window should open.
Enter the following command followed by Enter:
sudo apt install network-manager-openvpn-gnomeAccess OpenVPN setting in the Settings application (GNOME Control Center)
OpenVPN uses .ovpn files for setting up the VPN on your system and includes the servers to contact. Most VPN providers will provide .ovpn files such as the following:
After getting the .ovpn (OpenVPN file type) click the plus icon to the right of the VPN section. A dialog will as show will open. Click 'Import from file...'
Select the .ovpn file downloaded from your VPN provider.