How to install tinc VPN on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS

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Here’s how you can install tinc VPN on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS:

  1. Update your system:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
  1. Install tinc VPN:
sudo apt-get install tinc
  1. Create a tinc network:
sudo mkdir /etc/tinc/<network_name>
sudo tincd -n <network_name> -K
  1. Replace <network_name> with the desired name for your tinc network.
  2. Create a configuration file for the tinc VPN node on each machine:
sudo nano /etc/tinc/<network_name>/tinc.conf
  1. Add the following lines to the file:
Name = <node_name>
Device = /dev/net/tun
  1. Replace <node_name> with a unique name for each node in your tinc network.
  2. Create a hosts directory and a file for each node:
sudo nano /etc/tinc/<network_name>/hosts/<node_name>
  1. Add the following lines to the file:
Address = <node_ip_address>
Subnet = <node_subnet>
  1. Replace <node_ip_address> and <node_subnet> with the IP address and subnet of each node, respectively.
  2. Create a public key for each node:
sudo tincd -n <network_name> -K4096
  1. Copy the public key of each node to all other nodes in the network.
  2. Start the tinc VPN on each node:
sudo tincd -n <network_name>
  1. Test the connection between nodes by pinging each node’s IP address.
  2. If the nodes are able to communicate, the tinc VPN is successfully installed and configured on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS.

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