How to configure OpenVPN on Fedora 35

To find your VPN credentials log into the PureVPN members area. Click 👉 here to visit member area.

• Login to the Member area using your PureVPN registered email address and password.

• From manage account section, go to the Subscriptions tab.

• On Subscription tab scroll down to be able to view your VPN credentials

• You will be able to see and copy your VPN credentials.
• Note down your PureVPN username and click the Eye icon to make your password visible and use it in the manual configuration.

• The following is required for OpenVPN client to work on Linux Fedora 35:
  1. A working installation from Fedora (This guide uses version 35)
  2. A device with internet access
  3. A PureVPN premium account (Don’t have one? Sign up now!)

• Go to the Terminal window and install OpenVPN Type the following commands one by one:

• Now Select the following options:
  1. Click on Wired Connection
  2. Go to Settings
  3. Select Network option

• Click on the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Import from file option to upload an OpenVPN

• Click on the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Import from file option to upload an OpenVPN

• When the new window appears complete the fields as below:
  1. Insert Connection name: PureVPN
  2. Insert Gateway: (already selected/entered)
  3. Connection Type: Password from drop down menu
  4. Insert Username provided by PureVPN
  5. Insert Password provided by PureVPN
  6. CA Certificate: Already uploaded.
  7. Сlick Add button.

• Now go to the Wired Connections option and under VPN Connections click on the newly created PureVPN connection to activate the VPN connection.

You are connected to PureVPN now!

• Before beginning to set up OpenVPN on a device with Fedora, you need a premium PureVPN account and the required OpenVPN configuration files from 👉here. The OpenVPN configuration files can be obtained from the link below using any browser.

• A new prompt will appear. Check the Save File box and click OK. The files are going to be available in your Downloads directory.

• Go to your Downloads directory, right-click the ZIP archive and select Extract Here.

• The next step is to install the config files, which will require sudo privilege. Copy and paste the contents of the Zip file to directories that override Selinux, such as /etc/pki and /opt.
• Follow the guidelines below when Selinux does not allow Network-Manager to access certificate files that are needed by OpenVPN:
  1. Click Activities at the top left of the screen and type Terminal in the search field to open it.
  2. To copy the extracted files to /opt/ partition, you will first have to change your directory to Downloads. Run the following command

Cd Downloads/

• Enter command syntax :
  1. sudo cp -rp <sourcepath_to_file> <destination>
  2. sudo cp -rp New+OVPN+Files /opt/

Change permission for the OpenVPN files and certificate to 644 so that everyone has access privilege

• Enter command syntax :
  1. sudo chmod 644 <path_to_files/*>
  2. sudo chmod 644 New+OVPN+Files/*

• Now, follow these steps:
  1. Click the Network Connection icon
  2. Go to Wired Connected and select Wireless Settings

• Click the + icon to add a VPN connection and select the Import from File option.

• Go to the newly created directory with config files in the Opt folder. Select the file with .ovpn extension, and click the Open button.

• Now, use the following settings:
  1. Name: German-TCP (Or you can use your preferred connection name as well)
  2. Type: Choose Password from the drop-down menu
  3. Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can 👉find your VPN credentials.

• Once done, click the Folder icon next to CA Certificate and add the ca.crt.crt file. Hit the Apply button

• Select the VPN connection you have just created, and toggle the button on to connect to PureVPN.

• You are now connected.