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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.

Looks like update notifications are working for the linux client now, but unfortunately the current version (2.3.2) thinks it's an older version (2.3.1 -- check expressvpn --version), so the update alert people get when they run expressvpn status may be a false positive.

Please check what version is reported at https://www.expressvpn.com/latest (or https://www.expressvpn.com/support/troubleshooting/china-status/#linux as this sometimes gets updates listed sooner) before flagging the package as out-of-date.

Please note that, from v2.0.0, ExpressVPN will be providing signed Arch packages on their website (alongside the deb and rpm packages). I'll be continuing to update this package, but for those that find using the AUR cumbersome or just don't want to wait, please be aware of this option.

EDIT: packages were delayed for testing, but seem to be live as of 2019-01-23.

@WorMzy Yes, it shows 'true' but doesn't connect on boot. It worked finally by adding the terminal command in the auto start up applications.

@hutliver

I contacted Expressvpn support, but in the meantime I tried to fix it myself (and it looks I did!).

https://www.expressvpn.com/support/vpn-setup/pgp-for-linux/ -- check Method 2 here. Download this public key and run command provided on the site. After that it installed for me. Hope it helps.

I don't use auto_connect myself, so all I can suggest is ensuring that it is actually enabled (expressvpn preferences should show "auto_connect true"), and that you have enabled the expressvpn systemd service. If it's still not working, then check your journal and expressvpn diagnostics; perhaps there is an explanation for the failure to auto-connect in one of those.

Thanks for the repo mate. Is there anything I'm missing for auto connect to work ? I set it to true and it's enabled but doesn't connect on boot.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Makepkg#Signature_checking

Hi! Getting the following error:

Verifying source file signatures with gpg...

expressvpn_1.4.4_amd64.deb ... FAILED (unknown public key AFF2A1415F6A3A38)

Will do, thanks WorMzy.

Sounds like those packages are red herrings, and the actual problem is something else. Compare the journal from a working boot session, with the journal from a problematic session. If nothing obvious jumps out at you, then I suggest opening a topic in AUR issues on the support forum (assuming you are still running Arch). The comments section of an AUR package isn't an ideal place for extended support discussions.

Please link to the topic here though, in case there are others with the same issue.

I uninstalled cuetools, shntool and mac (I didn't uninstall flac cause the system wouldn't let me, there were some dependency problems), rebooted and everything is fixed.

Now, what might have happened?

EDIT:

Experiment time, for science. I installed the 3 packages again and the problem reappeared. Uninstalled, OK.

Performed a trizen -Scc, installed again and the problem is there again.

I'll now do it again for each package individually to find the culprit.

EDIT 2: Something's really wrong with my system. After installing the packages separately and getting mixed and confusing results, I got to the point when they are all uninstalled but the problem reemerged.

Output of ls -l /proc/$(pgrep expressvpnd)/fd

lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 0 -> /dev/null

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 1 -> 'socket:[18354]'

lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 10 -> 'pipe:[25261]'

lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 11 -> 'pipe:[26224]'

lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 12 -> 'pipe:[26333]'

lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 13 -> 'pipe:[24510]'

lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 14 -> 'pipe:[27420]'

lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 15 -> 'pipe:[26584]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 16 -> 'socket:[33567]'

lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 17 -> 'pipe:[35323]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 18 -> 'socket:[46644]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 19 -> 'socket:[50770]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 2 -> 'socket:[18354]'

l-wx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 20 -> 'pipe:[35323]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 21 -> 'anon_inode:[eventpoll]'

lr-x------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 22 -> 'pipe:[35324]'

l-wx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 23 -> 'pipe:[35324]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 24 -> 'anon_inode:[eventfd]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 25 -> 'socket:[61598]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 26 -> 'socket:[120698]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 27 -> 'socket:[125978]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 28 -> 'socket:[304332]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 29 -> 'socket:[311649]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 3 -> 'socket:[20017]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 30 -> 'socket:[320189]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 4 -> 'anon_inode:[eventpoll]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 5 -> 'socket:[16767]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 6 -> 'socket:[21761]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 8 -> 'socket:[20648]'

lrwx------ 1 root root 64 Jul 27 17:07 9 -> 'socket:[48267]'

[[Time:01:22 Location:~/Desktop]]

$ expressvpn refresh

Refreshing...

Stuck there, not a sign of life.

uname -r and pacman -Q linux are identical.

I did install cuetools, shntool, flac and mac now that I remember just before that occurence. I'll uninstall them to see if it changes anything.