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Which VPN Client is recommended for Zorn OS 15 ?

robbi466

Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:08:29 pm

Hello
How do I install a VPN Client? Is there a good free VPN for Linux available?
Which VPN can be recommended ?
What are the monthly costs ?

I tried to install Open VPN with the following errors

~ $ sudo apt -y install openvpn easy-rsa
Package lists are read ... Done
Dependency tree is set up.
Status information is read .... Done
Package easy-rsa is not available, but is from another package
referenced. That may mean that the package is missing, that it has been replaced
was or is only available from another source.

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Aravisian

Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:12:01 pm

robbi466 wrote:Hello
How do I install a VPN Client? Is there a good free VPN for Linux available?
Which VPN can be recommended ?
What are the monthly costs ?

I tried to install Open VPN with the following errors

~ $ sudo apt -y install openvpn easy-rsa
Package lists are read ... Done
Dependency tree is set up.
Status information is read .... Done
Package easy-rsa is not available, but is from another package
referenced. That may mean that the package is missing, that it has been replaced
was or is only available from another source.

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robbi466

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Robbi, did you ensure repository and download information?

Code:
sudo apt-get update && apt-get -y install ca-certificates wget net-tools

Code:
wget -qO - https://as-repository.openvpn.net/as-repo-public.gpg | apt-key add -

Code:
echo "deb http://as-repository.openvpn.net/as/debian bionic main">/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn-as-repo.list

Code:
sudo apt-get update && apt-get -y install openvpn-as

robbi466

Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:56:43 pm

Thanks for feedback .

I am inexperienced.

Is the installation of openVPN recommended for me as beginner?

As a software under zorin ultimate e.g. also install wireGuard, but how do I manage to successfully install and run the software?

sudo apt-get update && apt-get -y install ca-certificates wget net-tools

OK:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
OK:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu bionic InRelease
OK:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/wseverin/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
OK:4 https://deb.opera.com/opera-stable stable InRelease
OK:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/apps/ubuntu bionic InRelease
OK:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/drivers/ubuntu bionic InRelease
OK:7 https://packages.zorinos.com/stable bionic InRelease
OK:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/patches/ubuntu bionic InRelease
OK:9 https://packages.zorinos.com/patches bionic InRelease
OK:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu bionic InRelease
OK:11 https://packages.zorinos.com/apps bionic InRelease
OK:12 https://packages.zorinos.com/drivers bionic InRelease
OK:13 https://packages.zorinos.com/premium bionic InRelease
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
E: Sperrdatei /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend konnte nicht geöffnet werden. - open (13: no authorisation)
E: Could not get the dpkg surface lock (/ var / lib / dpkg / lock-frontend), are you root?
robbi466@rdr-HP-Notebook:~$ get -qO - https://as-repository.openvpn.net/as-repo-public.gpg | apt-key add
E: This command can only be used by root.

Swarfendor437

Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:38:10 pm

Had a quick peak at latest Computer Active - basically install Tor Browser - that is the best method to browse safely - none of the free VPN's are really safe according to the illuminating article in Computer Active.

Aravisian

Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:02:20 am

Swarfendor437 wrote:Had a quick peak at latest Computer Active - basically install Tor Browser - that is the best method to browse safely - none of the free VPN's are really safe according to the illuminating article in Computer Active.

robbi466 wrote:Is the installation of openVPN recommended for me as beginner?

Swarfendors points are valid.
Whether VPN actually creates "safe browsing" really depends on your definition of "safe." If you are concerned with personal data being monitored for marketing purposes, then using a secure VPN is very helpful.
If you are looking to have secure browsing to protect all aspects of your identity, (such as from Identity Theft), not be tracked in any way etc., then your standard VPN is not very effective. Your ISP can still track and monitor you, in spite of you using something like Open VPN. For the average user, a standard VPN fulfills their needs.
But if you want what you might call "True anonymity and security" then a series of other measures must be taken. What those measures are can get too extensive to make a quick thread about on an Internet Forum. You would spend many months learning background information and how it all works and ties together in order to really secure your machine from ALL possible monitoring.
And for the average user, all of that is not necessary.
So, are VPN's very secure? Not really but generally, secure enough in that "every little bit helps" kind of way. The baddies that could monitor your information would have to work harder to get at it and why bother when easier targets are plentiful.
For Browsing, you can use Tor Browser as Swarfendor suggested. You also could use Waterfox if you are not looking for Major Security from government or ISP's.
Using DuckDuckGo instead of Google is very helpful.
As a beginner, we really need to focus on becoming adept at using the machine and Linux O.S. before worrying about security. Linux as a whole is slightly more secure than Windows by its nature, so this allows breathing room to the person joining the Linux Crowd to get their feet under them and learn all the ins and outs of the operating system without fretting about Hackers and Viruses as you would with Windows.
Until you are adept with using a Linux Distribution, attempting to secure your machine can backfire just as it can if you were trying to set up certain security features on Windows without understanding how to control the Registry.
robbi466 wrote:As a software under zorin ultimate e.g. also install wireGuard, but how do I manage to successfully install and run the software?

This walkthrough may help you:
https://www.linode.com/docs/networking/ ... on-ubuntu/

robbi466 wrote:E: Could not get the dpkg surface lock (/ var / lib / dpkg / lock-frontend), are you root?
robbi466@rdr-HP-Notebook:~$ get -qO - https://as-repository.openvpn.net/as-repo-public.gpg | apt-key add
E: This command can only be used by root.

It is interesting you experienced this as this is one of the things that helps makes Linux Secure- Installations are locked as you run them to be only one at a time and authorized by the Owner.
If you open a Package Manager like the "Software Manager" that comes with the O.S. or Synaptic Package manager for installation and Leave It Open, it holds the lock on dpkg. If you then try to install from terminal with the package manager still open, it cannot access dpkg to lock it because it is already locked. You must close any package managers in order to install from terminal. If running a package manager, you must run them one at a time.
When installing new software, you must use SuperUserDO or sudo command, followed with your password.
Learning it is much like learning to ride a bicycle. It looks scary at first but you learn it very quickly and easily.:)

Finston Pickle

Wed Nov 13, 2019 7:15:35 pm

For what it is worth, I found that if you do use the free VPN in Opera and then leave Opera minimised, other browsers seem to be still operating through the Opera VPN.

Swarf's right also - seemingly the Opera VPN is not a true VPN more some sort of proxy johnny! Can't follow it myself (i.e. understand what that means).

tambler

Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:24:31 pm

Opera VPN is just a proxy - useful for getting around a geoblock occasionally but not much else. You can improve matters by switching DNS (never use your ISP) and blocking Flash, WebGL and WebRTC with add-ons. There is no way to secure yourself other than with a good paid VPN. Here is a rundown to help you to choose one; https://thatoneprivacysite.net/