###### tags: `linux` `aws` `awsvpnclient` `arch` `install` # awsvpnclient installation v1.0.2-1 - arch distribution 0.1. unistall awsvpnclient ```shell= yay -Rc awsvpnclient ``` `R` => Remove `c` - cascade `d` - no remove dependencies 0.2. always delete the folder created on .config file ```shell= rm -rf ~/.config/AWSVPNClient/ ``` ---- ## Now install awsvpnclient with yay or pacman Install from yay ```shell= yay -S awsvpnclient ``` ---- ## Now install awsvpnclient compiling ### compiling the package 1. create a folder where to download the code from git ```shell= mkdir awsvpnclient cd awsvpnclient ``` 2. download the code ```shell= git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/awsvpnclient.git cd awsvpnclient ``` 3. now go back to this commit `f8455bf` ```shell= git checkout f8455bf ``` note: now detached the HEAD to this commit ![](https://i.imgur.com/T4Ol6Uj.png) 4. time to compile this version of awsvpnclient with `makepkg` ```shell= makepkg ``` This generate a package for arch distribution and this is how looks like`awsvpnclient-1.0.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz` 5. now install the package ```shell= sudo pacman -U awsvpnclient-1.0.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz ``` `U` => ... ----- ## Enabling and starting the service ```shell= sudo systemctl enable awsvpnclient.service sudo systemctl start awsvpnclient.service ``` Try open the program windows + d => awsvpnclient OR enter to opt and execute the file ```shell= cd /opt/awsvpnclient/ ./AWS\ VPN\ Client # execute a binary file ``` ### If having problems to opening run this command ```shell= chmod 000 ~/.config/AWSVPNClient/awsvpnclientmetrics.db ``` and try to open again the program... ## more problems like ... ![](https://i.imgur.com/Icy9d95.png) ```shell= $ sudo systemctl --now enable systemd-resolved.service ``` ![](https://i.imgur.com/5uWbWDr.png) ## 2025 ![image](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SyOpU73Ukl.png) - checkout to a2e7ebf , not working this version 3.15.0 - checkout to 6ffd232,