Ubuntu OpenVPN Connection

This setup is for connecting to the OpenVPN server via the config.ovpn file that was provided to you

OS version: ubuntu 16.04.

Prerequisites

$ sudo apt-get install openvpn 

$ sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn 

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

Add config.ovpn to Network Manager

Right-click Network Manager in the systray, select Edit Connections:

click add:

In the dropdown, select Import a saved VPN configuration…:

Select the .ovpn config file from your file system:

Once this is setup, right-click on Network Manager > VPN Connections and select the new connection to connect. To disconnect, do the same:

Check WhatIp.me and see if you are now connected through the VPN.