How do you make nordvpn work on linux?

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Nothing happens when I open the “nordvpn” app from the menu, no window or anything, when I run “nordvpn login” from the terminal, it opens a browser window, and after I login, it tries opening a url with the same “nordvpn” app, which again, does not work at all

2

When I used NordVPN awhile back, I skipped using their client app and instead setup the connection in OpenVPN directly. If using Gnome, you can import the .ovpn file for the server you want to use into the VPN section of network manager, supply username and password and you are good.

Edit: There are instructions for how to connect from command line using OpenVPN.

Within those instructions are directions on how to download the ovpn files in a zip file.

3

Use the CLI. It doesn’t work from the GUI part of the app. In terminal:
Type in nordvpn --help.
Figure out the login command.
Login with said command using username and password.
Lastly, type nordvpn connect

I use nordvpn every day. Once logged in you will stay logged in and you just type the nordvpn connect command each boot.

4

Use nordvpn-cli

What does ‘nordvpn status’ return?

5

What happens when you just run ‘nordvpn’ from the terminal?

6

I connect using nordvpn c. Disconnect with nordvpn d. I believe login is for giving your login details.

7

There is probably no proper gui for it like with ExpressVPN where I use their browser extension to control it, for the most part. As the other user suggested though, try just “nordvpn” from the terminal. And maybe “nordvpn --help” to see what arguments you can use.

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I use nordvpn. You have to use the CLI. Login with nordvpn login --legacy

9

Use the CLI from a terminal (there is no GUI) while logged in as root:

systemctl start nordvpnd.service # not sure if this is done for you by nordvpn
systemctl enable nordvpnd.service
nordvpn login --legacy # you might need to do this before systemctl, can't recall
nordvpn whitelist add subnet 192.168.0.0/24 # if you have a local network
nordvpn set technology OpenVPN # or NordLynx
nordvpn set protocol UDP
nordvpn set firewall on # or off
nordvpn set killswitch on # or off (needs firewall)
nordvpn set dns 103.86.96.100 103.86.99.100
nordvpn c[onnect]
nordvpn d[isconnect]
10

For me nordvpn connect shows “Connecting to ***” and freezes the server. Have you ever encountered such error?

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it’s the same as using nordvpn --help, just gives a bunch of commands like login, status and all… its just that I can’t login