If you try to run yum install openvpn on an Amazon Linux 2 instance you will get: No package openvpn available. It means that it doesn’t exist to the existing yum packages. Let’s see how to install OpenVPN on Amazon Linux 2 without issues.
Prerequisites
- Amazon Linux 2
- sudo privileges
Install OpenVPN on Amazon Linux 2
Step 1. Update the Amazon Linux 2 packages.
sudo yum update
Step 2. Install the epel repo.
sudo amazon-linux-extras install epel
Step 3. To install OpenVPN, run:
sudo yum install openvpn
Step 3. Verify installation and check the version:
openvpn --version
Output:
OpenVPN 2.4.11 x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu [Fedora EPEL patched] [SSL (OpenSSL)]
Conclusion
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