How to Install Tinc on EndeavourOS Latest

Tinc is a free VPN software developed to create ad-hoc VPN networks. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Tinc on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that you have:

  • EndeavourOS Latest installed on your system.
  • Root access or a user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1 - Install Tinc

Tinc is available in the default EndeavourOS repositories. To install it, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S tinc

This command will install the Tinc package along with its dependencies. Press 'Y' and then hit enter to confirm the installation.

Step 2 - Create a Configuration Directory

Next, we need to create a directory where we will store our Tinc configuration files. We recommend creating it in the home directory of your user. To do so, run the following command:

mkdir ~/.tinc

This command will create a '.tinc' directory in your home directory.

Step 3 - Configure Tinc

Now that we have created a directory for Tinc configuration files, it's time to configure Tinc. The main configuration file is located in the '.tinc' directory we created in the previous step. Follow the steps below to configure Tinc:

  1. Navigate to the '.tinc' directory by running the following command:
cd ~/.tinc
  1. Create a new directory for your VPN network, for example, 'myvpn'. This will store your network-specific configuration files. Run the following command:
mkdir myvpn
  1. Navigate to this directory by running:
cd myvpn
  1. Create a file named 'tinc.conf' and add the following lines:
Name = name_of_your_vpn
AddressFamily = ipv4

Note: Replace 'name_of_your_vpn' with a name that you want to give to your VPN network.

  1. Generate your host keys by running the following command:
tincd -n myvpn -K
  1. Create a file named 'tinc-up' and add the following lines:
#!/bin/sh
ifconfig $INTERFACE 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
  1. Make the 'tinc-up' script executable by running the following command:
chmod +x tinc-up

Step 4 - Start Tinc

Now that we have configured Tinc, it's time to start the service. To do so, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start tinc

This command will start the Tinc service.

Step 5 - Autostart Tinc on Boot

To ensure that Tinc starts automatically on system boot, we need to enable the Tinc service. Run the following command to do so:

sudo systemctl enable tinc

This command will enable the Tinc service on startup.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Tinc on EndeavourOS Latest and configured it to run on system boot. You can now create VPN networks and add peers to your network by following the Tinc documentation.