ArchLinux wireguard install

[Jason A. Donenfeld]

On Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 10:02 Dr. Benjamin Flesch <
bf at deutsche-cyberberatung.de> wrote:

> Hi Frank,
>
> I am also running WireGuard on arch. I think there are two relevant
> packages in AUR right now, one of them is wireguard-dams.
>

The relevant packages are in the actual arch linux package repo. You don't
need anything from AUR to use wireguard on arch linux.



> Just install these packages and don’t bother with NetworkManager - use the
> wg-quick command line tool to spin up the vpn. I have configured it
> persistently in /etc/wireguard/ folder.
>
> I think after the fresh kernel we can just deinstall the AUR packages and
> there won’t be any problem.
>
> Best
> Benjamin
>
> Sent from a mobile device.
>
> > On 30. Jan 2020, at 03:03, Frank Tornack <planung at dreamofjapan.de>
> wrote:
> >
> > hello all,
> >
> > I apologize in advance for the stupid question, but I am very unsure.
> > I received a voucher for a VPN service at a trade fair and would like
> > to test it. The service Mullvad VPN uses the technology WireGuard. And
> > I use ArchLinux.
> >
> > My question was created by the ArchLinux Wiki. There it already refers
> > to the kernel 5.6, which should support this function without a module.
> > Now my question is, is it better to wait for this kernel or just
> > install the module? Would it be a problem if I forgot to delete the
> > module again? I am using the Network Manager, what do I need to be
> > aware of?
> >
> > Many thanks in advance and thank you for developing this tool.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mit freundlichen Grüßen
> > Frank Tornack
> >
> >
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