NordVPN – The most famous VPN service provider for Linux

In this article, you will learn about the NordVPN features and how you can install and setup it up in your favourite Linux distribution without any hustle.

NordVPN is arguably a celebrity when it comes to VPN service providers. There are many out there claiming to be the best, however, NordVPN seems to have caught everyone’s attention.

This is because it servers its users better and provides a ton of features that you can not hate. Let’s see some of these features.

• Strict no-logs policy
• VPN servers around the world
• Uninterrupted connection & steaming
• Multiple devices support (up to 6)
• P2P connection support
• Personal & Masked IP
• Onion over NordVPN
• Additional protection from malware
• 24/7 support

The list is very long, I choose to end it here. You can go through these features in detail over its official website.

Also check out : ProtonVPN: Best free VPN service for Linux

Installing NordVPN on Linux

You can easily install NordVPN on your favourite Linux distribution easily.

For Ubuntu, Debian and their derivatives

Go to the download page on the NordVPN official website and download the .deb file.

NordVPN Installer (.deb)

After getting the build file, open the terminal and run the following.

sudo dpkg -i nordvpn-file.deb

If you run into any dependency issue, it can be resolved with this command.

sudo apt-get -f install

By doing this, a repository link will be added to your system. Simply update and install nordvpn utility.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nordvpn

For Fedora, CentOS & other RPM derivatives

Go to the download page on the NordVPN official website and download the .rpm file.

NordVPN Installer (.rpm)

After getting the build file, open the terminal and run the following.

sudo dnf localinstall nordvpn-file.rpm

By doing this, a repository link will be added to your system. Simply update and install nordvpn utility.

sudo dnf update

sudo dnf install nordvpn

Connecting to NordVPN on Linux

Now it’s time to login and connect to a NordVPN server.

First we have to login the NordVPN account and that can be done using the login commnad.

nordvpn login

You have to type in your email address and password.

Now you can connect to a NordVPN server.

nordvpn connect

If you wish to connect to a specific NordVPN server or want to use a specific connection protocol then search its name on this server tool page.

Find server tool (NordVPN)

Simply copy the server name use the connect command.

nordvpn connect <server-name>

Watch Video guide on YouTube

Additionally, You can also watch a step-by-step video guide on YouTube to get a better understanding of it.

Conclusion

So that’s it about NordVPN and its setup on Linux. Let me know what you think about it in the comments and subscribe to the LinuxH2O Youtube channel. Till then, keep enjoying Linux.

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