How to Install Easy-RSA on EndeavourOS Latest

Easy-RSA is a command-line tool that provides you with a simple way to set up your own certificate authority (CA) for OpenVPN. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of easy-rsa on EndeavourOS latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure you have the following:

• EndeavourOS latest installed and running
• Terminal access with sudo privileges

Step 1 - Update System

The first step is to update the system to the latest packages:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 2 - Install Easy-RSA

To install Easy-RSA, we need to use the following command:

sudo pacman -S easy-rsa

Step 3 - Copy Required Files

After installation, you need to copy the required files to a new directory. Run the following command to do so:

sudo cp -r /usr/share/easy-rsa /etc/openvpn/

Step 4 - Set Up Environment Variables

In this step, you need to set up the environment variables to use Easy-RSA commands.

export EASY_RSA="/etc/openvpn/easy-rsa"

cd $EASY_RSA

source ./vars

./clean-all

Step 5 - Build CA

Now, you can build your CA by running the following commands:

./build-ca

This will create a new CA certificate.

Step 6 - Build Server Keys

Next, you need to create the server keys by running the following commands:

./build-key-server server

Replace "server" with the name of your server.

Step 7 - Build Client Keys

To create the client keys, use the following command:

./build-key client

Replace "client" with the name of your client.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up easy-rsa on EndeavourOS latest. You can now build your own CA, server keys, and client keys using this command-line tool.