How to install azure vpn client in fedora 41

Question

I'm using Fedora 41 and my organization has set up a VPN to access Azure resources. I'm looking for instructions on how to install the Azure VPN client package for Fedora 41, as I haven't found reliable documentation. Any step-by-step guidance or resources would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi R Vigneswar

Greetings!

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for reaching out & I hope you are doing well.

While there is no official Azure VPN client for Fedora, you can use OpenVPN or strongSwan to connect to Azure VPNs. Make sure to follow your organization's guidelines for VPN configuration and security.

While it's possible that the Azure VPN Client for Linux might work on other Linux distributions and releases, the Azure VPN Client for Linux is only supported on the following releases:

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04

NOTE: It is not supported for fedora 41.

However, you can use the openvpn client or strongSwan for connecting to Azure VPNs, depending on the type of VPN your organization has set up (Point-to-Site or Site-to-Site)

Refer: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-certificate-client-linux-azure-vpn-client

This is not possible to supported for fedora 41. If you would like this feature, please share your feedback in the form.

If you wish you may upvote the feedback in the below forum requesting this feature. All the feedback you share in these forums will be monitored and reviewed by the Microsoft engineering teams responsible for building Azure.

Feedback forum: https://feedback.azure.com/d365community

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