Obtaining the Software

Basically, installation of OpenVPN can be done in one of the following ways:

• For Microsoft Windows operating systems, you have to download the binary .exe file from http://openvpn.net/download.html or the package containing a graphical user interface from http://openvpn.se/.

• On Macintosh systems running Mac OS X, there is a graphical installation wizard and management tool called Tunnelblick.

• Most commercial Linux systems, like SuSE, provide installation tools like Yet Another Setup Tool (YaST) and contain up-to-date versions of OpenVPN on their installation media (CD or DVD). Furthermore, systems based on RPM software can also install and manage OpenVPN Software at the command line.

• Linux systems like Debian use sophisticated package management tools that can install software provided by repositories on web servers. No local media is needed; the package management will resolve potential dependencies itself and install the newest or safest possible version of OpenVPN...