Wireguard

Documentation for this is incomplete. Contributions are happily considered! See this for potential alternatives.

open vpn

Click = Copy Copied to clipboard! sudo wg-quick up wg0

close vpn

Click = Copy Copied to clipboard! sudo wg-quick down wg0

Click = Copy Copied to clipboard! sudo systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0

Open file /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf in an editor with root rights.

• Kicksecure
• Kicksecure for Qubes
• Others and Alternatives

Kicksecure

See Open File with Root Rights for detailed instructions on why to use sudoedit for better security and how to use it.

Note: Mousepad (or the chosen text editor) must be closed before running the sudoedit command.

Click = Copy Copied to clipboard! sudoedit /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf

Kicksecure for Qubes

NOTES:

• When using Kicksecure-Qubes, this needs to be done inside the Template.

Click = Copy Copied to clipboard! sudoedit /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf

• After applying this change, shutdown the Template.
• All App Qubes based on the Template need to be restarted if they were already running.
• This is a general procedure required for Qubes and unspecific to Kicksecure for Qubes.

Others and Alternatives

• This is just an example. Other tools could achieve the same goal.
• If this example does not work for you or if you are not using Kicksecure, please refer to this link.

Click = Copy Copied to clipboard! sudoedit /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf

Paste.

Note: Adjust.

Click = Copy Copied to clipboard! [Interface] PrivateKey = Address = DNS = DNS = [Peer] PublicKey = PresharedKey = AllowedIPs = Endpoint = PersistentKeepalive = 25