Configure VPN service in UBUNTU 16.04

Configure VPN service in UBUNTU 16.04

Starting VPN service:

Step 1:Open the terminal by pressing ctrl+alt+T.Our terminal window appears like this. 

 Step 2:Install openvpn by typing sudo apt-get install openvpn in terminal.

Step 3:Visit vpnbook  website by this link https://www.vpnbook.com/ .In that select openvpn tab and then download anyone server by clicking the server links

Step 4:After that extract the compressed file that we have dowloaded from the vpnbook wrbsite and right click on that compressed file and then open in terminal.

Step 5:Type dir in the terminal to find the list of available ovpn files.

Step 6:Now type openvpn --configure and anyone in the available file names then press enter.

Step 7:It prompts you for the Auth name and Auth password.You get it in the same https://www.vpnbook.com/ 

 Step 8:Then click enter you will get your vpn started.

                  (note:Please Don't close the terminal else your VPN connection will get terminated)

Stopping VPN service:

Step 1: (warning:If you don't stop the vpnservice properly then you'll get some problem in the Internet connection.)Hence to stop the vpn service correctly type the following commands in terminal.

                     1.sudo killall openvpn
                     2.sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn stop                   
                     3.sudo service network-manager restart

           I hope this will help you access the blocked websites in your working area or in your college.