Hi, Thanks for the solution. It finally worked.
However, one small change in the commands that you sent me. The file to be removed was openvpn.list, and not openvpn-aptrepo.list. Maybe might come in handy in the future. That being said. Thank you very much for helping me out, and restoring the trust in open-source software for a linux noob. Regards, On Mon, 25 Jun 2018 at 15:06, Samuli Seppänen <[email protected]> wrote: > This is not a bug in Ubuntu's own openvpn package. The package you're > installing is the Ubuntu Xenial (16.04) package from OpenVPN project's > own apt repositories: > > https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/OpenvpnSoftwareRepos > > Installing the 16.04 does not work because it actually does depend on > initscripts which Ubuntu 18.04 apparently does not have. You can force- > install the package and it will probably work, though. I do intend to > add Ubuntu 18.04 support soon. > > To resolve your problem try > > $ apt-get remove openvpn > $ rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn-aptrepo.list > $ apt-get update > $ apt-get install openvpn > > This will get you Ubuntu's version of OpenVPN. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778482 > > Title: > Unable to install OpenVPN on Ubuntu 18.04 > > Status in openvpn package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > Hey guys, > > I was hoping someone here can help me with this problem I am facing. I > have tried searching various forums and guides available online to > install and configure OpenVPN for a solution, but to no avail. > However, I am no expert, and if I have missed something, I sincerely > apologise and would only ask you to point me in the right direction. > > Situation: > I have a home network with an IPv4 network 192.1.168.1.0/24 and have > been provided with a fixed public IP by my ISP. I would like to set up a > downloading station with Sonarr, Radarr and Transmission running on an old > Dell XPS machine. I would then like to have all of my downloads to pass > through a VPN service provider (NordVPN), however, I would still like to > maintain remote access to the machine (I should be able to put my public > IP/domain name with a port number and should be connected to the server on > my internal network) . I should add, that I also do have a Synology NAS, > where the same setup are presently running, however for quicker response, I > would like to use a linux-based server. > > I managed to get through to installing and accessing all services from > the internet, however, I just can't seem to install OpenVPN. I try to > pass the command with a non-root user with sudo priviledges > > sudo apt install openvpn > > > And the response I get is : > > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > The following information may help to resolve the situation: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > openvpn : Depends: initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3) but it is not > installable > E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. > > > Have I done something wrong? It is a new Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installation > and only the above mentioned services have been added to the system. > > Thank you all for your time, > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/+bug/1778482/+subscriptions > -- Sameep PUROHIT +33 6 69 71 09 19 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778482 Title: Unable to install OpenVPN on Ubuntu 18.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/+bug/1778482/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
