Attempting to install openvpn-2.4.6
Attempting to install openvpn-2.4.6
Hello, I just upgraded my panasonic cf-28 from Slacko Puppy 6.3.0 to 6.3.2. On 6.3.0 I had openvpn installed and it was so long ago that I don't remember how I did it. I just attempted to install openvpn-2.4.6 under 6.3.2 and received the following error: no acceptable C compiler found in $Path. I've done Google and puppy linux forum searches and can't find a solution that I can understand. In the past I have been able to use the command line version of openvpn to connect with windscribe which allows me to use a private vpn. As always thanks in advance. Please bear in mind that I have only a limited knowledge of programing which is just enough to get me in trouble. Scott p.s. I did a full install of 6.3.2
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OscarTalks
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Ok, thanks for all the help so far. I've done everything above. I am using a vpn called windscribe. I don't know where to place the credentials and the configuration file. Here are two screenshots. Thanks, Scott[/img]
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OscarTalks
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You can put the .ovpn config file anywhere and include the full path.
Since the terminal is operating in the /root directory normally, if you put the .ovpn config file in /root you should be able to just give the name of the file.
You can rename the file to something simpler for convenience if you want.
Not sure how it works with Windscribe to include your username and password.
Normally the terminal will ask you for those unless they are included in the config when it is generated for you or in another small text file containing just those 2 things.
Since the terminal is operating in the /root directory normally, if you put the .ovpn config file in /root you should be able to just give the name of the file.
You can rename the file to something simpler for convenience if you want.
Not sure how it works with Windscribe to include your username and password.
Normally the terminal will ask you for those unless they are included in the config when it is generated for you or in another small text file containing just those 2 things.
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Well for example if your file is named windscribe.ovpn and you put it in /etc your command would be openvpn --config /etc/windscribe.ovpn in other words where it is in the file system starting from the beginning "slash". That is your full path.
Have you placed it in /root ?
If so and you are just opening a terminal as normal it should work as openvpn --config windscribe.ovpn but you can try openvpn --config /root/windscribe.ovpn
Note that my name here of windscribe.ovpn is just a made up example, you need the real name but you can change it to something shorter than its original for your convenience if you are typing in terminal frequently.
One thing you could try is typing modprobe tun in terminal before trying to start openvpn as the tun module is required and sometimes it doesn't load automatically.
EDIT:- Just doing a bit of testing and the error message you are getting is the same as I get if I try to load a config file which does not exist. Make sure you have moved (or copied) your .ovpn config file into your /root directory (not in any sub-directory).
Have you placed it in /root ?
If so and you are just opening a terminal as normal it should work as openvpn --config windscribe.ovpn but you can try openvpn --config /root/windscribe.ovpn
Note that my name here of windscribe.ovpn is just a made up example, you need the real name but you can change it to something shorter than its original for your convenience if you are typing in terminal frequently.
One thing you could try is typing modprobe tun in terminal before trying to start openvpn as the tun module is required and sometimes it doesn't load automatically.
EDIT:- Just doing a bit of testing and the error message you are getting is the same as I get if I try to load a config file which does not exist. Make sure you have moved (or copied) your .ovpn config file into your /root directory (not in any sub-directory).
Oscar in England
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ITSMERSH
As far as I know, you can't use .sfs to load when running full installs. Others may proof me wrong.Scott99 wrote:I'm sorry, where can I find the devx?rockedge wrote:use SFS-Load-on-the-Fly and load the devx for your OS...it contains the C compiler.
How did you compile without gcc compiler?
Did you install from PPM?
If so, you wouldn't need the devx .sfs.
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./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-plugin-auth-pam
This doesn't seem to be working. When I attempt to configure openvpn-2.4.6 I continue to get an error message, Please see the attachment
This doesn't seem to be working. When I attempt to configure openvpn-2.4.6 I continue to get an error message, Please see the attachment
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OscarTalks
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You should be typing all of those things on one line before hitting enterScott99 wrote:./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-plugin-auth-pam
Are you doing that?
Sorry, but I am getting confused as to what you are trying to do and in which different Puppies and what you have succeeded in doing so far.
The --disable-plugin-auth-pam bit is only needed in Slacko because Slacko does not have libpam included.
In the case of Xenial you don't need to type that bit anyway because Xenial does have libpam included.
The libpam dependency is only building a plugin for pam, which you are not using anyway so you can use the --disable-plugin-auth-pam argument and the plugin does not get built.
Oscar in England
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Two ways.
In a console type:
Or you can go to the Puppy repository and get it here:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-xenial/32/
In a console type:
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sfsgethttp://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-xenial/32/
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