How to Setup OpenVPN on Kali Linux

Jun 04, 2020

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This guide will walk you through setting up OpenVPN on Kali Linux.

Before beginning to set up OpenVPN on a device running on Kali, you need to make sure you have a premium PureVPN account and the required OpenVPN configuration files.

Things to Consider:

You have a working internet connection
Kali Linux Supported Device.
A Premium PureVPN account (If you haven’t bought yet click 👉here to buy)

Note: Dedicated IP addon can be only be connected with Ras protocol i.e PPTP/L2TP/SSTP/IKEV.

Find your VPN credentials for manual configuration.

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

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.

How to connect PureVPN manually on Kali Linux.

The OpenVPN configuration files can be obtained by 👉clicking here. Use your preferred browser to download the ovpn zip file.
You will get a prompt asking what to do with the ZIP archive, select Save File and click OK. It should be downloaded to your Downloads directory.

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

Now go to the Menu option and search and open the Terminal Emulator

Now you need to install OpenVPN packages. Type the following commands one by one:
1. sudo apt-get update
2. sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn
3. sudo apt-get install network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-openvpn-gnome

Select the following options:
- Click Ethernet Network Connection
- Go to VPN Connections
- Select Add a VPN Connection…

Select Add a VPN Connection on Kali Linux

Select Import a saved VPN configuration option. Click the Create button.

Go to the Downloads directory, select the folder containing OpenVPN files i.e. New OpenVPN Files. Select the desired file with .ovpn extension. Click the Open button.

Now enter the details as mentioned below:
Insert Connection name: PureVPN (Here we use PureVPN, you can change it any other name)
Select Type: Password from drop down menu
Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can 👉find your VPN credentials.
Click the folder icon from the Certificate folder and add the ca.crt.crt file.
Click Save