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DEB Package

Prerequisites

Section titled “Prerequisites”

Install system dependencies:

Terminal window
sudo apt install gir1.2-gtk-4.0 gir1.2-adw-1 gir1.2-secret-1 python3-gi python3-gi-cairo python3-dbus openvpn3-client

Build and Install

Section titled “Build and Install”
Terminal window
make deb-build
make deb-install

Uninstall

Section titled “Uninstall”
Terminal window
make deb-uninstall

What Gets Installed

Section titled “What Gets Installed”

The DEB package installs:

  • Python application code to the distro site-packages path
  • ovpn-gui companion CLI on PATH
  • ovpn3-linux-gui desktop launcher entry point
  • Desktop file for the application menu (Network category)
  • App icon
  • .ovpn file association (application/x-openvpn-profile)
  • openvpn:// URI handler

Runtime Notes

Section titled “Runtime Notes”

The Debian package declares python3-gi-cairo because the live throughput graph is rendered through Gtk.DrawingArea and Cairo. It depends on openvpn3-client where the distro provides it, with openvpn3 accepted as an alternative for upstream OpenVPN repository installs.

Updates

Section titled “Updates”

Until an APT repository is published, updates are manual: download the new .deb from GitHub Releases and install it over the existing package.

Once an APT repository is available, you can upgrade with:

Terminal window
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade openvpn3-client-linux