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Elementary OS: setting up VPN (PPTP or OpenVPN) via GNOME Gui Network Manager

in case you didn’t know, this blog entry is about elementary OS.

sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager-pptp \
network-manager-pptp-gnome network-manager-vpnc

will add OpenVPN/PPTP support to Network Manager:

Bildschirmfoto vom 2016-01-12 16:46:51

Importing .ovpn Configuration files:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7XN0xNQazI&feature=youtu.be

Note: importing the tigerVPN .ovpn files worked perfectly, however connecting only worked when ticking “use TCP connection”. Currently connected via Moldtelecom, might not be necessary when connecting from other providers.

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