From downloading and installation to using PureVPN for complete internet freedom, learn all there’s to know about setup the PureVPN app on your Linux. Here’s how you can get started:
2 From terminal, move to the directory where package is downloaded.
3 Install PureVPN package using the following command
sudo dpkg -i <package_name> (For Debian OS)
sudo rpm –ivh <package_name> (For Redhat OS)
How to Login
1At first, you must Login to your PureVPN account using the following command
purevpn –login OR purevpn –li
2Username and Password input will be prompted at your screen. If verified, a message indicating successful login will be displayed.
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “login” as a whole.
How to use Smart Connect
1Get the fastest location for you and automatically connect to it. The command is as follows:
purevpn –connect OR purevpn -c
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “connect” as a whole.
How to Connect
1Connect to a specific country. Country name must be specified after connect argument. The command is as follows:
purevpn –connect “Germany” OR purevpn -c “Germany”
2Country codes are also specified in the country list and can be used to create VPN connection. For example:
purevpn –connect DE OR purevpn -c DE
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “connect” as a whole.
How to check Connection Status
1Check your VPN connection status. Command line argument –status is used to check connection status.
purevpn –status OR purevpn -s
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “status” as a whole.
How to check Connection details
1Check your VPN connection details (IP Address, Country, City etc.). The command is as follows:
purevpn –info OR purevpn -i
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “info” as a whole.
How to check Locations
1Display list of available locations of PureVPN servers. List of countries and their respective country codes can be viewed using this option. The command is as follows:
purevpn –location OR purevpn -l
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “location” as a whole.
How to Change protocols
1Command line argument –protocol is used to select between Openvpn TCP and Openvpn UDP type of connection. AUTO select option is also available which finds best available protocol for your system. The command is as follows:
purevpn –protocol auto OR purevpn -p auto
purevpn –protocol tcp OR purevpn -p tcp
2To simply view the selected protocol, use the same command with no arguments.
purevpn –protocol
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “protocol” as a whole.
How to activate Internet Kill Switch
1Activate Internet Kill Switch in case of losing internet connectivity and data leakage. The commands are as follows:
purevpn -k ON
purevpn -k OFF
How to Refresh PureVPN Configuration
1Refresh PureVPN configurations, fetch system information and perform diagnostics on your VPN tunnel. The command is as follows:
purevpn –refresh OR purevpn -r
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “refresh” as a whole.
How to check your Account
1View your PureVPN account details (Account status, expiry etc.) using the following command:
purevpn –account purevpn -a
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “account” as a whole.
How to check App version
1View your Linux Application version using the following command:
purevpn –version purevpn -v
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “version” as a whole.
How to refer for help
View PureVPN Linux Application help using the following command:
purevpn –help purevpn -h
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “help” as a whole.
How to Disconnect
1Disconnect VPN / stop VPN session. Command line argument –disconnect is used to disconnect from purevpn server
purevpn –disconnect OR purevpn -d
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “disconnect” as a whole.
How to Logout
1To logout your PureVPN account use the following command:
purevpn –logout OR purevpn -lo
Note: Before logging-out, make sure that VPN is not connected. Also, please use double hyphen if you’re using “login” as a whole.
How to give feedback
Customer feedback is extremely valuable to us. We take your “Suggestions and Ideas” earnestly to constantly improve our features and services. Share your experience of using Linux Application with us using the following command:
purevpn –feedback purevpn -f
Note: Please use double hyphen if you’re using “feedback” as a whole.
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