How to Install and Uninstall openvpn Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "openvpn" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install openvpn on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                openvpn
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openvpn" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall openvpn on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                openvpn
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openvpn package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: openvpn
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.7-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernhard Schmidt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1751
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.38), libcap-ng0 (>= 0.7.9), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r130), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.02), libnl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libnl-genl-3-200 (>= 3.2.7), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpkcs11-helper1 (>= 1.28), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0), libsystemd0
Suggests: openssl, resolvconf, openvpn-dco-dkms, openvpn-systemd-resolved, easy-rsa
Filename: pool/main/o/openvpn/openvpn_2.6.7-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 674396
MD5sum: 5acd2323b40326acd4b384b92636cca5
SHA1: 9e694b8a06a9fc80e3ad2f971e0e0466d5beba6a
SHA256: 60555cccd76dd4b40b0191ff144acf0095c6bf6b81a061d741d1998dbacbfe78
SHA512: c2cc5396ea4052f26cc87a3a271ecedf1a219967f397fea3ded7e5b4c47819011f2c3fc70506fc2267606febba97534412a34192e83a5452237970f69814802e
Homepage: https://openvpn.net/
Description: virtual private network daemon
Description-md5: 2ebe91e411d46309a61861db507e5c2f
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi