My VPN stopped working 2 days ago after installing Ubuntu software updates. I have Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS I was prompted to install updates and did so on Sept 24 or 25, 2020.
Since letting the updtes automatically install I cannot connect to a VPN. I have Surfshark. I enter ...
sudo surfshark-vpn
I get ...
Checking for connection status...
Not connected to Surfshark VPN
Was unable to connect to VPN server. Please try another server.
I also have Protonmail VPN. When I start is with ...
sudo protonvpn connect
I get ...
Connecting to JP-FREE#2 via UDP...
[!] There was an error connecting to the ProtonVPN API.
[!] Please make sure your connection is working properly!
I have another Ubuntu computer on the same home network. It is running 18.04 LTS. I have no such issues with that laptop.
Thanks in advance...
I cannot answer why exactly is it not working anymore, I had the same issue though.
What I did to fix it:
Not sure if you solved it yet, but in case anyone else has the same problem, this is how I got it back up. I got it working by uninstalling network-manager-openvpn, network-manager-openvpn-gnome, and openvpn-systemd-resolved. This also gets rid of OpenVPN and Surfshark itself, so the two packages need to be reinstalled afterwards. There is some conflict with these packages, apparently.