[04:44] <Eickmeyer> Unit193: Thanks for the topic update!
[04:45] <Unit193> Sure thing.
[20:50] <adfg> I have been trying to install a VPN and the people at the company who are supposed to be able to help me with it don't seem to know anything about Linux. I tried to follow their website's instructions for installing on Ubuntu and I hit a brick wall. Could somebody here help?
[20:51] <adfg> This is where I run into a problem, with this command not working: sudo openvpn --config '/home/adfg/CyberGhost/openvpn.ovpn'
[20:56] <adfg> They have an instruction for what to do if that command doesn't work, but the command is gibberish to me: "Note: In case you receive an error message, saying 'No such file or directory', please first use the Terminal window to move to the directory with the configuration files. If for example the files are located in a folder called 'CG' on your desktop, you need to type 'cd desktop' and then 'cd CG'."
[20:57] <adfg> I do not understand what they are telling me to do there.
[21:08] <adfg> I can try to do something that might be what they mean, but it doesn't work.
[21:44] <Eickmeyer> adfg: hang on, I might be able to help you out.
[21:45] <Eickmeyer> If I can't, somebody in #xubuntu or #ubuntu can as well. Ubuntu Studio is, after all, Ubuntu customized like any other flavor, not a derivitive.
[21:48] <Eickmeyer> adfg: openvpn is not installed in Ubuntu by default, so you need to first go to a terminal and type 'sudo apt install openvpn network-manager-openvpn'. Once you've done that, log out, then back in.
[21:51] <Eickmeyer> adfg: Once you've done that, click on the Network menu icon in the upper-right-hand corner of your desktop (if using Xfce as is default in Ubuntu Studio) and click "Edit Connections..."
[21:52] <Eickmeyer> adfg: My apologies, don't use that menu.
[21:53] <Eickmeyer> adfg: Try the initial command you were trying (sudo openvpn...), which should now work.
[22:03] <adfg> So, I have to restart the computer after the first command?
[22:03] <OvenWerks> no just logout and back in
[22:04] <adfg> That seems not to have been the problem.
[22:04] <adfg> network-manager-openvpn is already the newest version (1.8.2-1).
[22:04] <adfg> openvpn is already the newest version (2.4.4-2ubuntu1.1).
[22:04] <adfg> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 24 not upgraded.
[22:06] <adfg> So, I am back where I was.
[22:07] <OvenWerks> hmm, do you know where the configure file is?
[22:07] <adfg> no
[22:07] <adfg> I don't know what you mean by that.
[22:09] <OvenWerks> well in your first message you said it gave: /home/adfg/CyberGhost/openvpn.ovpn as not being found
[22:09] <adfg> If you mean the files that I downloaded from Cyberghost, I have them in two places.
[22:10] <adfg> The location is /home/adfg/CyberGhost/
[22:10] <OvenWerks> so where ever you have openvpn.ovpn it looks like it expects it to be in ~/CyberGhost/
[22:10] <OvenWerks> hm, so you can see that file
[22:10] <adfg> Cyberghost told me to extract the files to that location.
[22:10] <OvenWerks> right
[22:11] <OvenWerks> so ls -l /home/adfg/CyberGhost/openvpn.ovpn
[22:11] <OvenWerks> says what
[22:11] <adfg> ls?
[22:11] <OvenWerks> ls -l
[22:11] <adfg> ?
[22:12] <OvenWerks> it should show the file permisions
[22:12] <OvenWerks> in a terminal try:
[22:12] <OvenWerks> ls -l /home/adfg/CyberGhost/openvpn.ovpn
[22:12] <adfg> cannot access '/home/adfg/CyberGhost/openvpn.ovpn': No such file or directory
[22:13] <adfg> Oh wait
[22:14] <adfg> -rw-rw-r-- 1 adfg adfg 333 Oct 19  2018 /home/adfg/CyberGhost/openvpn.ovpn
[22:15] <OvenWerks> also, what does pwd give
[22:15] <adfg> ?
[22:16] <OvenWerks> in a terminal:
[22:16] <OvenWerks> echoecho $PWD
[22:16] <OvenWerks> sorry
[22:16] <OvenWerks> echo $PWD
[22:17] <OvenWerks> it should be /home/adfg
[22:18] <adfg> Yes that's what it is.
[22:18] <OvenWerks> if not a cd should get you there
[22:19] <OvenWerks> sudo openvpn --config '/home/adfg/CyberGhost/openvpn.ovpn'
[22:19] <OvenWerks> does that work now or still not
[22:20]  * OvenWerks is surprised the two ' are needed... btw make sure you are using ' and not ` :)
[22:21] <OvenWerks>  The ' you want should be the one on the same key as the "
[22:21] <adfg> I just copied and pasted it so that I can't get it wrong.
[22:22] <OvenWerks> right
[22:22] <adfg> Options error: --ca fails with 'ca.crt': No such file or directory (errno=2)
[22:22] <adfg> Options error: --cert fails with 'client.crt': No such file or directory (errno=2)
[22:22] <adfg> Fri Oct 19 18:20:50 2018 us=922250 WARNING: cannot stat file 'client.key': No such file or directory (errno=2)
[22:22] <adfg> Options error: --key fails with 'client.key': No such file or directory (errno=2)
[22:22] <adfg> Options error: Please correct these errors.
[22:23] <OvenWerks> ok, that seems like something that shold be a part of the ssl package (libssl or something)
[22:24] <OvenWerks> but if so that should have been installed as a dependant
[22:25] <OvenWerks> however, I am just guessing, not having ever set up a vpn
[22:26] <OvenWerks> I would try asking in #xubuntu or #ubuntu
[22:26] <OvenWerks> Studio is mostly a set of packages added to xubuntu
[22:26] <adfg> Yes.
[22:27] <adfg> I like Studio because I always found adding things difficult.
[22:27] <OvenWerks> I can see that. we are working on a utility that adds Studio to any other flavour
[22:28] <adfg> Thanks.