ExpressVPN - Installation

Hello,

I’ve finished my void install for the first time. One of the things i need to install is expressvpn and when downloading the setup, i need to choose ubuntu(deb), Fedora(rpm) or Arch(.tar.xz). While messing with xbps i’ve notice " dpkg " to be installed, i installed, downloaded the .deb but i’m unable to install it, at least by the traditional way dpkg -i file.deb The message i get is /var/lib/dpkg: no such file or directory. Am i missing something ? Is there another way to install it ? Maybe using makepkg -si like in Arch ?

Kind regards

I don’t think you can install a package like that, see: https://www.reddit.com/r/voidlinux/comments/6ecc3y/how_to_install_deb_files/

i’d meant to reply earlier…just download and untar the configs into a selected directory, then type:

“sudo openvpn --config ”

i recommend using udp servers for streaming services, because they’re faster, and tcp servers for file transfer, because they’re less error-prone. if you want to look at the best server in a particular area, you can use the smartphone app, which will automatically connect to the fastest server. you don’t really need the graphical frontend. if you want to make sure there is no network traffic without the VPN enabled, you might want to install “vpn failsafe” too.

I’m running into this now. when I untar the downloaded file, it’s giving me stuff that it wants to go in /etc and /usr, including /usr/lib/systemd.

honestly, i haven’t used this in a few years. i switched to NordVPN and a script to choose the best server. sorry i can’t be more help.