How to use NordVPN on Linux

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Install the necessary packages

How to connect to OpenVPN via shell:

1. Open terminal (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T).

2. Install OpenVPN client by entering:

   sudo apt-get install openvpn

3. Navigate to OpenVPN configuration directory with command:

   cd /etc/openvpn

4. Download OpenVPN configuration files with command:

   sudo wget https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/archives/servers/ovpn.zip

• In case you will get ERROR: The certificate of nordvpn.com’ is not trusted., please install ca-certificates` package with command:

  sudo apt-get install ca-certificates

5. If you do not have unzip package installed, download it by typing in:

   sudo apt-get install unzip

6. Extract ovpn.zip with command:

   sudo unzip ovpn.zip

7. Remove files which will be no longer used:

   sudo rm ovpn.zip

8. Depending on the connection protocol you want to be using(TCP or UDP), UDP is recommended, you can do either one of these commands:

   cd ovpn_udp

   or

   cd ovpn_tcp

9.Now, to see the list of all available servers, simply enter the

ls -al

command and it will print full configuration file list.
10. Choose a server which you would like to connect to. This link could help you: NordVPN servers recommended
11. Start OpenVPN with a chosen configuration by entering:

sudo openvpn [file name]

For example:

sudo openvpn us842.nordvpn.com.udp.ovpn

12. OpenVPN will ask you for credentials, so simply enter those in with your NordVPN account credentials.
13. You have successfully connected to VPN. To disconnect from the OpenVPN connection simply open terminal and press Ctrl + C on your keyboard.