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Please note that, as of version 4.0, ExpressVPN have switched to a new "universal installer" which replaces their previous distro-specific packages (.deb/.rpm/.pkg) and bypasses package managers entirely (mostly dumping stuff to /opt). I have rewritten the PKGBUILD to repackage what this new installer does so it can still be tracked by pacman, but there's no telling how well this will work going forward (particularly since this new version supposedly has a self-updater built in.)

The new ExpressVPN version is still in beta, so I've not pushed an update to this package yet, if you're interested in testing it out, it's available at https://codeberg.org/WorMzy/aur-packages/src/branch/main/expressvpn

Note: you may need to flush your iptables rules after upgrading in order to restore internet access, use iptables -F to do so.

Info from expressvpn's site ...

wget https://www.expressvpn.com/expressvpn_release_public_key_0xAFF2A1415F6A3A38.asc

gpg --import expressvpn_release_public_key_0xAFF2A1415F6A3A38.asc

All installed fine; thank you very much for maintaining.

I've noticed "Failed unmounting Temporary Directory /tmp" when expressvpn service is enabled. On a boot with it disabled, the error doesn't appear. Besides that, everything seems to work fine.

@JedPhillips: When you click the download link on their website, it directs you to the .works URL, so my guess is it's their CDN. In any case, the downloads are verified with ExpressVPN's release signing key, so unless makepkg fails to validate the files, you can either assume they're genuine, or that ExpressVPN has leaked the private key, someone has made their own spoof packages, AND hijacked the .com website to make the download link point to a site hosting the spoof packages, AND they've been keeping up this charade since September 2021 (which is when the .works URL replaced the old .xyz URL) without anyone noticing on ExpressVPN's side. I'm not saying the latter is impossible, but it's incredibly unlikely. ;)

If you are genuinely worried about the downloads, please contact ExpressVPN support for clarification on why the downloads are served from the .works URL. All we can provide here is speculation.

Why is this pulling from expressvpn.works rather than expressvpn.com? I can't find any information on expressvpn.works and whether it's legit.

If you're having problems and need to update to the latest version, navigate to:

http://www.expressvpn.com/latest#linux

and upgrade the package with sudo pacman -U <downloaded tarball>

Also flagged this out of date for now, as this package is 2 minor versions behind.

You can use the official package if you prefer (see the sticky comment from 2019), however, it's just a repackaging of the same content in the deb/rpm packages using fpm with some packaging issues (creates untracked files, tries to modify files in $HOME, enables systemd services). Also the official Arch package only comes in x86_64 flavour.

@aleksozolins: It's not a problem I've experienced, but my suggestion would be to check the state of whichever filesystem (and underlying hardware) your /var/lib resides on. It sounds like the contents of /var/lib/expressvpn/ is either getting corrupted or removed between boots.

Every time I restart my system I am forced to re-activate. Wondering if I'm missing something obvious here. Any advice appreciated!

I have issues with connecting:

> expressvpn connect
A new version is available, download it from https://www.vlycgtx.com/latest#linux.

Connecting to Smart Location...
Connecting to Sweden... 1.0% Still trying to connect. This might take a minute..

@Palanthis no issues here, system up-to-date as of Friday, service starting at boot as usual.