How to Install and Uninstall openvpn Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 20,2024

You can also install and uninstall the openvpn on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "openvpn" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install openvpn on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "openvpn" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall openvpn on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: openvpn
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernhard Schmidt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1630
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r130), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.02), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpkcs11-helper1 (>= 1.11), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), libsystemd0, iproute2, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Suggests: openssl, resolvconf, openvpn-systemd-resolved, easy-rsa
Filename: pool/main/o/openvpn/openvpn_2.5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 617614
MD5sum: 7cff5e21e66dded984a3b9bdcbccdc58
SHA1: dae689054b22f3e0963f8081f8cf3e6aec169713
SHA256: 73c2729429809bdcfa82ef468652c5e45e71e6c09c9ae02d9b366e2fc665dfba
SHA512: b11edb23d5f3ad2a9f1dbd6da792caf351a1d8c80929e1adb847579aba45804ef824c99bd5576cc34ce24617d9a8cc34ba01c6a6a2a7c8556f061f529dc5993e
Homepage: https://openvpn.net/
Description: virtual private network daemon
Description-md5: 2ebe91e411d46309a61861db507e5c2f
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: openvpn
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.5.5-1ubuntu3
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bernhard Schmidt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1624
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblz4-1 (>= 0.0~r130), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.02), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpkcs11-helper1 (>= 1.11), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), libsystemd0, iproute2, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Suggests: openssl, resolvconf, openvpn-systemd-resolved, easy-rsa
Filename: pool/main/o/openvpn/openvpn_2.5.5-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 611330
MD5sum: f759384ace6cc9cb52d666bad8126aab
SHA1: d166cdeeba7d0dbb6928d464858fd0424339530c
SHA256: 5040b73098f01b5fbc8da4da78486b2a82bfb041e2b036ccddf89b4cc9d23107
SHA512: fd3656dc63a6e2bf179f0b6a6b8bd8157e34728613102fbe8a02172402d18fa26b3aa19ad1abb3f304e2e1f5aa61ebf4c664b165cf0845e07ef5e9fd1f718a6d
Homepage: https://openvpn.net/
Description: virtual private network daemon
Description-md5: 2ebe91e411d46309a61861db507e5c2f
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi