Install NordVPN

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commanderklag
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Install NordVPN

Post#1 by commanderklag » 09 Feb 2019, 01:10

In this day and age it is very important to use a modern VPN.
I must use NordVPN.

I know there's OpenVPN, but I dont have time to forge complex installs
for open software, Or spend many hours looking for unmanaged instructions.

I just need to use NordVPN on Porteus 4.0.

Can I ? If so, how do I install it ?

Thanks,

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Re: Install NordVPN

Post#2 by ncmprhnsbl » 09 Feb 2019, 09:09

try this:
get this .deb
nordvpn_2.2.0-2_amd64.deb
(get and) activate the 05-devel module ( or get the binutils package: run as root: getpkg binutils)
convert the .deb to an xzm (by either right click in your filemanager or in term: deb2xzm nordvpn_2.2.0-2_amd64.deb )
activate the resulting module and see what happens..
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Install NordVPN

Post#3 by eggbladder » 29 Nov 2023, 04:54

For others looking up on Google and finding this thread;
NordVPN's linux client uses systemd, which is not in slackware or porteus. In order to use NordVPN on Porteus, follow these steps.
1 - Login to the NordVPN website.
2 - in your Home menu, which youll be sent to once you log in, click on "View Details" in the right side of the box labeled "NordVPN".
3 - Scroll down to "Manual Setup", and click the "Set up NordVPN manually" button.
4 - Verify the code sent to your email.
5 - You should see a username and password option show up. Keep this tab open; youll need it later.
6 - Download a .ovpn file. you can download one from their list (will take a while to load), or you can download one from here, which picks the best server for you.
7 - Open the terminal, and run

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sudo openvpn path/to/your/ovpn/file.ovpn 
8 - paste in the username from step 5
9 - paste in the password from step 5
there you go! The terminal may seem to hang on something like "initiation sequence complete". This is how you know the VPN is working. dont close the terminal until you want to quit using the VPN.

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