nordvpn

NordVPN (service only) from their official repositories.

How to use

• Install the sysext
• Create the nordvpn group:

  $ sudo groupadd --system nordvpn
  

• Copy some data:

  $ sudo cp -a /usr/share/nordvpn /var/lib/
  $ sudo restorecon -RFv /var/lib/nordvpn
  

• Restart the socket and service:

  $ sudo systemctl restart nordvpnd.socket nordvpnd.service
  

Compatibility

This sysext is compatible with all Fedora variants (CoreOS, Atomic Desktops, etc.).

Versions available

See the nordvpn versions.

Usage instructions

First time setup

Run those commands if you have not yet installed any sysext on your system:

sudo install -d -m 0755 -o 0 -g 0 /var/lib/extensions /var/lib/extensions.d
sudo restorecon -RFv /var/lib/extensions /var/lib/extensions.d
sudo systemctl enable --now systemd-sysext.service

Installation

Define a helper function:

install_sysext() {
  SYSEXT="${1}"
  URL="https://extensions.fcos.fr/extensions"
  sudo install -d -m 0755 -o 0 -g 0 /etc/sysupdate.${SYSEXT}.d
  sudo restorecon -RFv /etc/sysupdate.${SYSEXT}.d
  curl --silent --fail --location "${URL}/${SYSEXT}.conf" \
    | sudo tee "/etc/sysupdate.${SYSEXT}.d/${SYSEXT}.conf"
  sudo /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysupdate update --component "${SYSEXT}"
}

Install the sysext:

install_sysext nordvpn

Merging

Note that this will merge all installed sysexts unconditionally:

sudo systemctl restart systemd-sysext.service
systemd-sysext status

You can also reboot the system.

Updates

Update this sysext using:

sudo /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysupdate update --component nordvpn

If you want to use the new version immediately, make sure to refresh the merged sysexts:

sudo systemctl restart systemd-sysext.service
systemd-sysext status

To update all sysexts on a system:

for c in $(/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysupdate components --json=short | jq --raw-output '.components[]'); do
    sudo /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysupdate update --component "${c}"
done

Uninstall

Define a helper function:

uninstall_sysext() {
  SYSEXT="${1}"
  sudo rm -i "/var/lib/extensions/${SYSEXT}.raw"
  sudo rm -i "/var/lib/extensions.d/${SYSEXT}-"*".raw"
  sudo rm -i "/etc/sysupdate.${SYSEXT}.d/${SYSEXT}.conf"
  sudo rmdir "/etc/sysupdate.${SYSEXT}.d/"
}

Uninstall the sysext:

uninstall_sysext nordvpn

Reboot your system or refresh the merged sysexts:

sudo systemctl restart systemd-sysext.service
systemd-sysext status