RPM Package

Prerequisites

Install system dependencies and build tools:

# Runtime dependencies
sudo dnf install python3-gobject gtk4 libadwaita python3-dbus libsecret openvpn3-client

# Build dependencies (one-time)
sudo dnf install python3-build rpm-build pyproject-rpm-macros python3-devel python3-setuptools python3-wheel

Build and Install

make rpm-build
make rpm-install

Reinstall After Rebuilding

make rpm-reinstall

Uninstall

make rpm-uninstall

What Gets Installed

The RPM 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

Updates

Until a COPR repository is published, updates are manual: download the new .rpm from GitHub Releases and install it over the existing package.

Once a Fedora COPR repository is available, you can upgrade with:

sudo dnf update openvpn3-client-linux