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"Please, do not flag this package as out-of-date until there's the official release on Github page."

"Maybe the announcement is delayed, but wait for some other possible forward release, which is patching the previous one before the actual publishing."

Note from 4.1.0

• Despite the changelog, this version still depends on libxml2-legacy package library.

Note from 4.0.0

• This version requires to logging in on NordVPN again in order to accept/deny new policies regarding data collection. See the Github's release note for more details.

Note from 3.20.2-4

Dependency included as mandatory earlier as community request.

If you're late for the party and only had updated up to 3.20.2-2.1:

• Simply uninstall nordvpn-bin and install again.

If you're coming from Manjaro or e.g another Arch-based distro with no stable libxml2-legacy package just yet:

• No need to upgrade. It's best keeping with the 3.20.2-3 version. But if you already had, then you can downgrade.

Note from 3.20.2-3

There is now a new package from official repositories named libxml2-legacy and with it two fresh considerations:

• Despite the fact libxml2-legacy was included as optional, it is actually a mandatory dependency. This will change on next NordVPN's release if the legacy support remains.

• This release only removes the previous symbolic link and purges the file within NordVPN library directory, otherwise it would result in an error before installation/upgrade.

Note from 3.20.2-2.1

A patch have been implemented due the absence of libxml2.so.2 after package upgrade to 2.14.2. This fix is not useful if:

• You plan to keep your system update to a specific date until NordVPN officially uses the new library.

• You are from a different distribution, which is a Arch-based one with other repositories, and libxml2 is not yet upgraded.

Note from 3.19.1:

The repository's hierarchy has been updated and a slightly divergence comes with it. It was from:

/debian/pool/main

To now as:

/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn

Any previous commits you may like to try in the future will need a manual mediation to replace old links in favor of the new ones.

Note from 3.19.0:

This version introduces new libraries being used by NordVPN. I have created symbolic links and committed a patch for it not interposing with already existing libraries (like sqlite3). Although this is not a big deal, If you, however, upgraded nordvpn-bin before the fix and noticed some library-related issue from sqlite lately, I suggest reinstalling the affected package.

If you're seeing the message "Daemon is unreachable, is systemd running?", then one of two things is probably happening.

The nordvpn daemon might not be started
Start it using:
sudo systemctl enable --now nordvpnd

You might not have been added to the nordvpn group
Add yourself:
sudo gpasswd -a USERNAME nordvpn
And then restart in order for the group to be created:
reboot

@bananabrain

4.2.0 fixed the issue for me. I hope it will for you as well, if not I suggest you open an issue on their github.

@FGD

Thanks Frank, If they're on the case that's good enough for me.

@bananabrain, although I am not getting the exact same issue, since 4.1.0 I am getting issues with the daemon or something interacting with it. https://github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/issues/1035#issuecomment-3314031605

"journalctl -f" shows neverending log entries every 5 seconds...

Oct 07 21:49:49 twodogs nordvpnd[8324]: 2025/10/07 21:49:49 [Debug] notifying about config change: github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/daemon/rpc_settings.go:52

Oct 07 21:49:49 twodogs nordvpnd[8324]: 2025/10/07 21:49:49 [Debug] notifying about config change: github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/daemon/rpc_settings.go:52

Oct 07 21:49:54 twodogs nordvpnd[8324]: 2025/10/07 21:49:54 [Debug] notifying about config change: github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/daemon/rpc_settings.go:52

Oct 07 21:49:54 twodogs nordvpnd[8324]: 2025/10/07 21:49:54 [Debug] notifying about config change: github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/daemon/rpc_settings.go:52

Oct 07 21:49:59 twodogs nordvpnd[8324]: 2025/10/07 21:49:59 [Debug] notifying about config change: github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/daemon/rpc_settings.go:52

Oct 07 21:49:59 twodogs nordvpnd[8324]: 2025/10/07 21:49:59 [Debug] notifying about config change: github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/daemon/rpc_settings.go:52

Oct 07 21:50:04 twodogs nordvpnd[8324]: 2025/10/07 21:50:04 [Debug] notifying about config change: github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/daemon/rpc_settings.go:52

Oct 07 21:50:04 twodogs nordvpnd[8324]: 2025/10/07 21:50:04 [Debug] notifying about config change: github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux/daemon/rpc_settings.go:52

Has anyone else seen this? It's coming from the daemon, even if the vpn is disconnected. That github URL on the end of the entries is dead, and there seems precious little to read about any of it beyond the client manpage.

Hi @Npa. Yeah, still does. I checked beforehand, but nordvpnd requires libxml2.so.2 yet.

Hi Mxzxabel, Does the latest version 4.1.0 still need libxml2-leagcy ? On github it is specified : "App packaging works better when nothing's missing — so we updated libxml2 and bundled SQLite properly". Thanks

Installing v.4.0.0-1 in latest Manjaro KDE fails: "Failed to clone nordvpn-bin build files". Will try again later, in case there's a temporary server issue.

when retrieving sources, downloading nordvpn_32.20.2_amd64.deb, the download times out with a 522. Is this a transient error on the nordvpn side, or is there possibly something wrong with the pkgbuild?

Enabling nordvpnd makes my terminal unresponsive. After reboot and logging in through tty the shell doesn't start at all, so I can't even run startx. Ended up having to restore a Timeshift backup.

Edit: Bug is related to p10k prompt: https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k/issues/2860

Thanks Mxzcabel for the work done on nordvpn-bin installs and fixes. I just received the nordvpnd error for libxml2.so.2 after a reboot (6.6.90-1-MANJARO), nordvpn version 3.20.2-3. I selected the optional libxml2-legacy in pamac gui, applied changes, and nordvpnd re-connected successfully!