Package Details: nordvpn-bin 3.20.2-4

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/nordvpn-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: nordvpn-bin
Description: NordVPN CLI tool for Linux
Upstream URL: https://nordvpn.com/download/linux/
Keywords: networking nordvpn openvpn security vpn
Licenses: GPL3
Conflicts: openvpn-nordvpn
Provides: nordvpn
Submitter: metiis
Maintainer: Mxzcabel
Last Packager: Mxzcabel
Votes: 172
Popularity: 0.96
First Submitted: 2018-08-29 12:13 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-05-09 18:47 (UTC)

Pinned Comments

Mxzcabel commented on 2023-03-23 20:37 (UTC) (edited on 2025-05-12 22:12 (UTC) by Mxzcabel)

"Please, do not flag this package as out-of-date until there's the official release on Github page."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



Note from 3.17.4v:

The previous bug exposing DNS servers is fixed.



Note from 3.17.3v:

Caution! This version needs heed while using it and should be avoided. I strongly advice downgrading to 3.17.2 and wait for a new version or patching. Some big problems are:

  • There's DNS leak present. Your original ISP servers can be exposed, as reported already on #343 issue.

  • Unable to connect on nordvpn servers. Your journal might show the follow output: networker setting dns: setting dns with resolvectl: setting dns with resolvectl: Failed to set DNS configuration: Could not activate remote peer: activation request failed: unknown unit.: exit status 1

    After restarting resolve with systemctl restart systemd-resolved.service you may get it working again, enough for connecting normally, as reported, but not exclusively an ARM platform issue, on #342.

Also huge thanks for the community warnings in prior comments before I could've noticed all.


Note from 3.16.2v:

As the published note from the version above has mentioned on Github's page:

  • Logging in with a username and password is no longer available in the terminal.

Please, consider using a token to logging in from now on.


Note from 3.16.0v:

The 'countries.dat' may differ between versions. Be aware to remove the file before upgrading the package.


martoko commented on 2020-12-20 09:10 (UTC) (edited on 2020-12-20 09:12 (UTC) by martoko)

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

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eesau commented on 2020-01-28 10:45 (UTC) (edited on 2020-01-28 10:56 (UTC) by eesau)

@archifer "I dubugged it by turning it off then reboot and launch nordvpn and set killswitch ON again and reboot"

For some reason, this didn't work for me. Have to disable nordvpnd and reboot.

archifer commented on 2020-01-27 19:25 (UTC) (edited on 2020-01-27 19:26 (UTC) by archifer)

now there's a new version of nordvpn indeed

archifer commented on 2020-01-26 22:41 (UTC) (edited on 2020-01-26 22:42 (UTC) by archifer)

@stavrakis I faced issues with iptables too but it only happens when activating killswitch for the first time, I dubugged it by turning it off then reboot and launch nordvpn and set killswitch ON again and reboot and from there no more issues..

archifer commented on 2020-01-26 22:30 (UTC)

you should un-flag it as out of date I dunno who flags it if it's not out of date

stavrakis commented on 2020-01-26 16:27 (UTC)

iptables rules keep getting set when killswitch is off, and they have to be removed before even nord can connect.

blind_gh0st commented on 2020-01-24 01:09 (UTC)

@ludaval - This package is not out of date. 3.6.0-3 is the most recent version in the nordvpn debian repo. I am also not seeing the error having just installed.

archieslove commented on 2020-01-20 23:44 (UTC) (edited on 2020-01-20 23:48 (UTC) by archieslove)

Is anybody facing random disconnections on an eduroam connection when auto connect is enabled in the settings ? Turning off auto connect completely eliminates the frequent disconnection. Anybody ?

*It behaves the same after the fresh install.

bhargu commented on 2020-01-18 06:13 (UTC) (edited on 2020-01-18 07:29 (UTC) by bhargu)

Edit: I found the reason for this issue while running strace on nordvpn client. I had a local proxy server configured on my Arch system using /etc/environment. The trace showed that the client was accessing this proxy server for even the 'login' command. I removed these variables from my environment file, restarted the OS and the client started working.

Hi, I tried the nordvpn-bin and I am getting the error message "Whoops! Cannot reach System Daemon.". I tried building different versions of the AUR package, but none of it works. I did a clean install, restarted, etc. Also, yes, I did start the systemd service. I tried the Linux CLI tool with Ubuntu and it worked without any issues.

Does anyone know what this is really about? I have my nordvpn service running and socket listening.