I was trying to configure OpenVPN server on Ubuntu 16.04.3 however when issued command “apt-get install open vpn easy-rsa” I get
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Package easy-rsa is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package ‘easy-rsa’ has no installation candidate
What repo do I need to add to install this package?
Many thanks
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Upps. I simply forgot to “apt-get update” before attempting to install missing package.
Good evening !
I’m sorry to unearth an issue that seem fixed, but I have exactly the same issue on a Ubuntu 18.04, but the “sudo apt-get update” solution didn’t work for me. Could you help me troubleshoot ?
Thanks in advance !
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