- Download the PPTP packages from the link below:
1. https://slackware.pkgs.org/14.1/slackonly-x86_64/pptpd-1.4.0-x86_64-1_slack.txz.html
2. https://slackware.pkgs.org/14.2/slackonly-x86_64/pptp-1.8.0-x86_64-1_slonly.txz.html
3. https://slackware.pkgs.org/14.2/slackonly-x86_64/NetworkManager-pptp-1.2.4-x86_64-1_slonly.txz.html
- Go to the Launcher and open Konsole (Terminal) then run the following commands one by one:
1. upgradepkg –install-new pptpd-1.4.0-x86_64-1_slack.txz
2. upgradepkg –install-new pptp-1.8.0-x86_64-1_slonly.txz
3. upgradepkg –install-new NetworkManager-pptp-1.2.4-x86_64-1_slonly.txz
4. sudo chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager
5. /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager start
Once the setup is completed, follow the steps listed below to configure an PPTP-VPN connection in Slackware:
- Click Wired Connections icon and select the Settings option.
- Click Add option to add a VPN connection and select PPTP from the drop-down list.
- Enter the following info:
- Enter Connection name: PureVPN
- Insert the desired server: Please refer to the server address shared in the above note.
- Germany: de1.pointtoserver.com
- Netherlands: nl1.pointtoserver.com
- United Kingdom: ukl1.pointtoserver.com
- United States: usil1.pointtoserver.com
- United States: ustx1.pointtoserver.com
- United States: usca1.pointtoserver.com
- United States: usfl1.pointtoserver.com
- United States: usny1.pointtoserver.com
- United States: uswdc1.pointtoserver.com
- Australia: au-sd1.pointtoserver.com
- Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can 👉find your VPN credentials.
- Click Advanced… option and check the following options under it:
- MSCHAP.
- MSCHAPV2.
- Allow BSD compression.
- Allow Deflate compression.
- Allow TCP Header compression.
- Click OK.
- Click OK and close Networks window.
- Now Click Wired Connections icon and select the newly created VPN connection, click Connect button to connect to PureVPN.
- You are connected to PureVPN now!