# Establish an AWS Client VPN connection on Linux
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Establish a VPN connection using the using either the Network Manager GUI on an Ubuntu computer or the OpenVPN application.

**To establish a VPN connection using OpenVPN - Network Manager**

1. Install the network manager module using the following command.

   ```
   sudo apt-get install --reinstall network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome
   ```

1. Go to **Settings**, **Network**.

1. Choose the plus symbol (**\$1**) next to **VPN**, and then choose **Import from file...**.

1. Navigate to the configuration file that you received from your VPN administrator and choose **Open**.

1. In the **Add VPN** window, choose **Add**.

1. Start the connection by enabling the toggle next to the VPN profile that you added.

**To establish a VPN connection using OpenVPN**

1. Install OpenVPN using the following command.

   ```
   sudo apt-get install openvpn
   ```

1. Start the connection by loading the configuration file that you received from your VPN administrator.

   ```
   sudo openvpn --config /path/to/config/file
   ```