How to Setup PureVPN on Lubuntu

1 Go to the Launcher, then System Tools, and open  QTerminal.

2 Install PPTP packages. For this, you’ll have to type the following commands one after another:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install network-manager-pptp-gnome

apt-get install network-manager-pptp

3 Go to the Launcher again, then Preferences, and open Advanced Network Configuration option from there.

4 Click the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) from the drop-down list. Click the Create button once done.

5 Now, enter the following info:

• Connection name: PureVPN
• Gateway: usca.pointtoserver.com (you can use your desired server address here, in order to see the complete list click here)
• Username provided by PureVPN
• Password provided by PureVPN

6 Go to Advanced…

Check the following boxes:

• MSCHAP
• MSCHAP2
• Allow BSD data compression
• Allow Deflate data compression
• Use TCP header compression
• Click “OK”

7 Click Save and close the window.

8 Click the Wired Connections icon and choose the newly created connection to connect to PureVPN.

You’re all set!

1 Go to the Launcher, then System Tools, and open QTerminal.

2 Install SSTP packages. For this, you’ll have to type the following commands one after another:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eivnaes/network-manager-sstp

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install network-manager-sstp sstp-client

3 Go to the Launcher again, then Preferences and open Advanced Network Configuration.

4 Click the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) from the drop-down list. Click the Create button once done.

5 Now, enter the following info:

• Connection name: PureVPN
• Gateway: usca.pointtoserver.com (you can use your desired server address here,  in order to see the complete list click here)
• Username provided by PureVPN
• Password provided by PureVPN
• Check the Ignore certificate warnings box.

6 Click Save and close the window.

7 Click the Wired Connections icon and choose the newly created connection to connect to PureVPN.

You’re all set!

1 Go to the Launcher, then System Tools and open QTerminal.

2 Install L2TP packages. For this, you’ll have to type the following commands one after another:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install xl2tpd

sudo apt-get install network-manager-l2tp-gnome

apt-get install network-manager-l2tp

3 Go to the Launcher again, then Preferences and open Advanced Network Configuration.

4 Click the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) from the drop-down list. Click the Create button once done.

5 Now, enter the following info:

• Connection name: PureVPN
• Gateway: usca.pointtoserver.com (you can use your desired server address here,  in order to see the complete list click here)
• Username provided by PureVPN
• Password provided by PureVPN

6 Click the IPsec settings button.

Check the Enable IPsec tunnel to the IPsec host box. Once done, type the following info:

• Pre-share key: 12345678
• Phase 1 Algorithm = 3des-sha1-modp1024  and
• Phase 2 Algorithm = 3des-sha1
• Enforce UDP Encapsulation: Checked
• Click ‘OK’

Next, go to PPP settings.

Check the following boxes:

• MSCHAP
• MSCHAP2
• Allow BSD data compression
• Allow Deflate data compression
• Use TCP header compression
• Click ‘OK’

7 Click Save and close the window.

8 Click the Wired Connections icon and choose the newly created connection to connect to PureVPN.

You’re all set!

1 Go to your desired web browser, download PureVPN OpenVPN configuration files and extract them.

2 Go to the Launcher, then System Tools and open QTerminal.

3 Install OpenVPN packages. For this, you’ll have to type the following commands one after another:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install openvpn

sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn

sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn-gnome

4 Go to the Launcher again, then Preferences, and open Advanced Network Configuration.

5 Click the + icon to add a VPN connection and select Import a saved VPN configuration… from the drop-down list. Click the Create button once done.

6 Go to the folder where you have downloaded the OpenVPN files and select your desired one to connect to.

7 Now, enter the following info:

• Connection name: PureVPN
• Gateway: (already selected/entered)
• Connection Type: Passwordfrom drop-down menu
• Username: Username provided by PureVPN
• Password: Password provided by PureVPN
• Click the folder icon adjacent to CA certificate and upload the crt.crt file.

8 Click Save and close the window.

9 Click the Wired Connections icon and choose the newly created connection to connect to PureVPN.

You’re all set!