Amazon Linux 2 OpenVPN client package unavailable?

Asked 6/3, 2020 at 22:32 Answered 6/3, 2020 at 22:47

When I try to run sudo yum install openvpn on an Amazon Linux 2 instance that I just created, I receive the message

No package openvpn available

Do I need to add a package repository? I don't find mention of needing to do so anywhere.

Louielouis answered 6/3, 2020 at 22:32 Comment(0)

Its in epel. To install it on AL2:

# setup epel
sudo amazon-linux-extras install epel

# and

sudo yum install openvpn

Corvus answered 6/3, 2020 at 22:47 Comment(2)

i get "topic epel not found" error when i try "sudo amazon-linux-extras install epel" – Emalia 19/11, 2020 at 22:10

@Emalia Maybe you tried that on Amazon Linux 1, not 2? – Corvus 6/8, 2021 at 4:9