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I have 2 problem when I write the command: sudo apt update [duplicate]
E: Malformed entry 4 in list file /etc/apt/sources.list (absolute Suite Component)\
E: The list of sources could not be read.
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Terminal issues with SSH via VPN
I try to access a Linux Ubuntu server via SSH from a Linux Ubuntu client machine.
When the client and the server are in the same network everything works fine, when I try to access the server remotely ...
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Why does NordVPN Linux CLI on Ubuntu 22.04 fail to connect to any server?
I have just upgraded my headless sever from Ubuntu desktop 21.10 to 22.04 LTS. Prior to the 22.04 upgrade, NordVPN command line app worked flawlessly.
Now with 22.04, when I connect I just get this: ...
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Cronjob completed but command not running
I'm trying to execute a simple script to start up my vpn after boot with a Cronjob, seen here in the nord.sh file:
#!/bin/bash
nordvpn connect Italy
and when I check the status of the cronjobs it ...
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Error starting ProtonVPN from CLI using SSH
If I'm physically at my desktop, I can start protonvpn with no issue using the command protonvpn-cli c.
However, when I'm connected remotely via an SSH connection and run the same command, I get this ...
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Alternative to transfer files via command line (not using SSH)
Because of my job I need to connect to a remote server with SSH on which I am connected by vpn and transfer large files in both directions. That has always been easy until I traveled to another ...
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Bash Script commands inside a program
Please excuse me if this is too simple for you, but I really did my search before posting this question. I am trying to create my first bash script for auto connecting on my softether vpn. To manually ...
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Running .sh file with one button click
I am a linux beginner and I am trying to automate a small task on my computer.
In order to connect to my vpn, I have to open my terminal and type nordvpn connect
I have created a simple .sh script ...
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Connect to openconnect server from the command line?
I tried finding a similar question and did but there's a caveat though, older questions use --no-cert-check option which is removed due to security reasons and I don't know the exact fingerprint for ...
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What is command line to install Cyberghost in Ubuntu?
The version of my Ubuntu is 20.04 LTS. I intend to install a free VPN, and it seems that CyberGhost is one of the free and good VPNs. May you please guide me about the command line in terminal?
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No Internet Access when using VPN
I am having problems with my internet access. When using regular internet, it works just fine but when I connect using VPN, I couldn't access any website. I have tried to follow the basic ...
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How to install mullvad VPN using terminal on ubuntu 20.04
Please help with the right commands again to try and install the latest version of mullvad VPN for ubuntu 20.04
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Can't connect to ProtonVPN using CLI?
I can't connect to ProtonVPN using its official client from pypi on my Ubuntu 20.04 but on the same WiFi and using the same DNS (8.8.8.8) and its android app I can seamlessly connect.
I don't have a ...
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EOF error when running dhclient command
When I try to use dhclient vpn_vpn it shows an error as below:
root@sunimali-HP-ProBook-450-G6:/home/sunimali# dhclient vpn_vpn
cmp: EOF on /tmp/tmp.EnmkqhupY9 which is empty
root@sunimali-HP-ProBook-...
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how to insert variables in command line?
I have the need to be able to enter or insert data in 3 input in the command console but in an automatic way. The first input is the one that is manifested when executing the sudo command where it ...
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How to connect to a VPN site using console only?
What I've found so far, there are tutorials to use Network Manager to connect to VPN.
Is it possible to create a VPN connection only from the console (Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS, either Ubuntu 16.x)?
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SCTP_DARN for remote host
In the same Ubuntu pc, I can run this command easily
To listen, I run it in one terminal:
sctp_darn -H :: -P 1234 -l
To send, I run in another terminal window:
sctp_darn -H :: -P 2345 -h 127.0....
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Commandline L2TP connection?
I'm looking to connect to a L2TP VPN server, from ubuntu commandline. Ubuntu 18.04.
I've already done it via a desktop ubuntu. By which I mean: added l2tp network manager, configured it and connected ...
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How to configure ProtonVPN
I just installed OpenVPN and ProtonVPN but missed something, I followed the command line installation on ProtonVPN site and it says I am connected when attempting to initalize but does not change my ...
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L2TP Connection Client on ubuntu 18.04 Server
I have google arround for the answer of my thread. Most of the result suggesting to use Network Manager, which i believe is not the solution for me as i'm running Ubuntu Server without UI.
Is there ...
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Multiple alias commands for NordVpn - disconnect from vpn && restart internet
I am using NordVPN and for it a dedicated terminal program.
I have made two .desktop alias to connect to vpn and to disconect.
Fist one is to connect to US server:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=NordVPN c us
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Openvpn connection problem using network manager
I have problem with connecting to vpn my company gave me those files along with a password
I tried to import them this way
1- I go to Network Setting
2- then I press the plus button to add new ...
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How can I connect to a forticlient ssl-vpn via Terminal?
I need to connect my machine to a forticlient getaway but I don't know how to do it via terminal I don't mean the command to open the GUI, but the commands tho connect and disconnect assuming that I ...
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Making a SSH VPN [duplicate]
So by using ssh you will connect to a server by typing in ssh User@PrivateIP how would it be possible to turn that code into a piece of code that works like a VPN (so searching for example google from ...
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How to connect to the VPN automatically on System Startup ?
Everytime I use Vpn I need to connect to the VPN manually using different countries.
Is there a way to connect to the VPN automatically after the system starts on Ubuntu 18.04? Thanks.
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pkill vpn terminates all my script
I am working with a Dialog GUI.
./sdvpn.sh is the code for the GUI main menu, shown below.
./killvpn.sh is a script containing only one command, sudo pkill vpn
./region.sh is a Dialog menu allowing ...
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Starting IPSec Command Hangs
I am attempting to establish a VPN connection between two regions in AWS EC2 (two virtual machines) using StrongSwan within Docker. However, I am getting a ton of errors when trying to start the ...
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I cannot download from Ubuntu Software and failed to fix child error
I have currently Ubuntu 16.04. I cannot access the terminal to place commands. The terminal is taken up this error message: [There was an error creating the child process for this terminal] even when ...
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Command line connect to L2TP Windows Server VPN
I have been searching for a couple of days not much luck as and everything i come across relies on using the Network Manager UI.
Could someone provide me with a noobish tutorial on how I would ...
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VPN Options Not Here
I am attempting to install a vpn. When I try to install it via network connections there is no option for vpn just pptp. It also can not connect when I enter it in pptp. Thanks
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Script/Program for Quick install & config openvpn
There is documentation about OpenVPN manual install and configuration.
But let be honest, this is too much if you are in a hurry and don't want all the details right now.
Indeed, it is common sense ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 - Couldn't find any package by glob and regex [VPS] [duplicate]
I keep getting this error:
I only started using Ubuntu 2 days ago and I am not exactly sure what it means. Can someone please help me?
I am trying to turn it into a VPN.
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establishing SSTP VPN connection using sstp-client via command line
I have installed sstp-client on UBUNTU 16.04 server, and I want to know how to configure sstp-client using command line interface.
There are many guides available on net for GUI based control,
But ...
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How does service works after terminated ssh?
I got this amazon ec2 server, running a ubuntu 14.04 amd64 server, it is supposed to be a Shadowsocks VPN server, which I deployed a Go based Shadowsocks-server on it.
Because the server is a GO ...
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How to connect server to VPN?
I have a Virtual Private Server on DigitalOcean. I would like that my Ubuntu 16.04 server connects to a VPN before it connects to some other server (so that the DigitalOcean IP is not visible). Can I ...
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Provide password to `nmcli con up` in terminal 14.04
I am trying to connect to my VPN using terminal. My VPN password is a TOTP, so cannot save it to the connection conf file. When I try to connect, a dialog appear to enter password. I want to do it in ...
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Openvpn - Terminal blocked after starting connection
i have a little Problem with openvpn. I want to establish a VPN connect with open vpn, then get a file from an FTP Server and than close the connection.
The VPN and the FTP are working fine. But if ...
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Command line doesn't recognize VPN and makes requests from real IP?
System
Ubuntu 15.10 Wily
Desktop Environment: GNOME Shell 3.16.4
VPN: Astrill v2.9.3
Problem
I live in China. Without a VPN, I can't access many sites, including Google, Facebook, etc. Thus, I have ...
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How can I make sure a program is killed when VPN is running?
There is a program that I need to not have running whenever my VPN is running. I don't want to resort to closing it manually every time, because I might forget sometime.
I would like to guarantee ...
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Check VPN connection status (connect/disconnect) from the command line
How to check that a VPN connection is connected or disconnected using command line?
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Connect to a VPN with a password from the commandline
I can trigger the start of connection to my VPN by saying
nmcli con up id WORKVPN
But I have an RSA SecurID that is part of the authentication, which means I can't store a password. Without a ...
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How can I keep vpn running even after exiting terminal?
I have a program that runs on Ubuntu (14.04) whether I am in the terminal or not. This program relies on a vpn connection, for which I am using vpnc (cisco).
I have added vpnc to my reboot and start ...
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"Failed to setuid to root." How do I Establish a VPN network?
My university decided that the old VPN-network, which worked fine, wasn't good enough anymore and abandoned it. Now I have to establish a completely new VPN-network. My university provided me with a ...
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Change VPN gateway with command line
Is there a way to change the gateway of an existant VPN connection with a command line?
Changing the gateway value in the connection file with sed doesn't work for me.
Thanks
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How can I see if I'm logged in via VPN?
I use Juniper Networks (a Java program that establishes a VPN connection).
Does a command exist that lets me check if I'm logged in with Juniper?
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How do I confirm my VPN connection is working and make it start automatically on 12.04 server via commandline?
I'm using vyprvpn as a VPN provider and I would like to make my Ubuntu 12.04 server connect to it via pptp-linux. I only have the option of using the command line to connect so I used this guide:
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How To Initiate VPN From Terminal [duplicate]
Under "System" > "Preferences" > "Network Connections" I can create PPTP VPNs. This works when I am at a GUI, I can click the network connections icon in the top right, and select a VPN from the list ...
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Connect/disconnect from VPN from the command line
I have two VPNs setup on my Ubuntu machine, one using vpnc and one using PPTP. These were both setup using the GNOME network manager interface and work great. However on occasion I need to access this ...
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