[Solved] HALP. constant errors when installing vpn via terminal on ubuntu

[dexxin]

hey guys. i have been going absolutely stir crazy, on this for going on 6 hours straight! cannot get my vpn settings to load at all. i have tried everryytthhiinngg. all sudo commands, zip commands, installed software, lost my marbles and getting the same error. below is the code for the open vpn protocol for perfect privacy. any idea what's going on please? much appreciation. ps have had this exact set up before and never ever had an issue. wahhhhh.

terminal code is as follows (red text at bottom is the root issue):


[email protected]:~$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install openvpn resolvconf
[sudo] password for roni:
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [114 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease [108 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main Sources [198 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages [1,178 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main i386 Packages [363 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 Packages [676 kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe i386 Packages [532 kB]
Fetched 3,283 kB in 2s (2,059 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
3 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
resolvconf is already the newest version (1.82).
openvpn is already the newest version (2.4.7-1ubuntu2.20.04.3).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
[email protected]:~$ cd /etc/openvpn/
[email protected]:/etc/openvpn$ sudo unzip -j linux_op24_udp_v4_AES256GCM_AU_in_ci.zip
unzip: cannot find or open linux_op24_udp_v4_AES256GCM_AU_in_ci.zip, linux_op24_udp_v4_AES256GCM_AU_in_ci.zip.zip or linux_op24_udp_v4_AES256GCM_AU_in_ci.zip.ZIP.
[email protected]:/etc/openvpn$

 

[Oldhabbits]

What is the exact location of the zip file in question ? Are you sure it is located in the /etc/openvpn/ directory ?
If yes, try to add "./" before the zipfile name, e.g. sudo unzip -j ./linux_op24_udp_v4_AES256GCM_AU_in_ci.zip
Good luck !

 

[dexxin]

i'm not entirely sure as when setting up the vpn in terminal these are the instructions from the provider- https://www.perfect-privacy.com/en/manuals/linux_openvpn_terminal

i've set this up before no issues so not sure where i'm going wrong. have given all commands permission, installed zip and unzip etc. going mad!

 

[Chafoin]

In the screen you do not download the config file like in the tutorial. Did you run the commands again to show us the error prompt or did you forget to run:

sudo wget --content-disposition https://www.perfect-privacy.com/downloads/openvpn/get?system=linux

before the unzip command

 

[dexxin]

In the screen you do not download the config file like in the tutorial. Did you run the commands again to show us the error prompt or did you forget to run:

sudo wget --content-disposition https://www.perfect-privacy.com/downloads/openvpn/get?system=linux

before the unzip command

not sure why it doesn't show in the code as i copied it but yes followed all instructions and still not working. just reinstalled ubuntu and same issue. argghhh

 

[dexxin]

In the screen you do not download the config file like in the tutorial. Did you run the commands again to show us the error prompt or did you forget to run:

sudo wget --content-disposition https://www.perfect-privacy.com/downloads/openvpn/get?system=linux

before the unzip command

the sudo wget bit is fine, everything is until then. this only happens with the zip command

 

[Chafoin]

Ok so i tried downloading the file from the same place as you and the name of the file is different. It seems they released a new version. The new name is linux_op25_udp_v4_AES256GCM_AU_in_ci.zip

so you should run

sudo unzip -j linux_op25_udp_v4_AES256GCM_AU_in_ci.zip

instead of

sudo unzip -j linux_op24_udp_v4_AES256GCM_AU_in_ci.zip

hope this can help you

 

[dexxin]

Yeah been meaning to reply to say I already did that and it let me unzip. Still didn't work so I updated open vpn to newest version on Ubuntu and that sorted it. Will contact provider and let them know about this issue as well as doubt I'm the only person who has had it. Cheers for looking

 

[KGIII]

I went ahead and edited the title on your behalf. I marked it as solved. Thanks for letting us know what worked.