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Set Up CyberGhost VPN CLI App on Linux

This guide shows you how to install the CyberGhost VPN command-line (CLI) app on a supported Linux distribution.

CyberGhost VPN supports a wide range of distributions, including recent versions of Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and Alma & Rocky. Although the screenshots in this guide were taken on Ubuntu, the installation process is very similar across supported distributions.

Before installing the CyberGhost VPN CLI app on your Linux device, make sure you have an active CyberGhost subscription and that your operating system is fully up to date. 

Note: If your CyberGhost account password contains special characters such as $, *, %, [, or ], you may encounter authentication issues during installation. If this happens, consider temporarily changing your password before installing the CLI app. 

Download the Linux CLI App

  1. Sign in to your CyberGhost account.CyberGhost VPN login screen, with the username and password fields outlined in a yellow box.
  2. In the account dashboard, open the Download Hub.
CyberGhost account sidebar, with the "Download Hub" option highlighted in a yellow box.
  1. Locate CyberGhost VPN for Linux and select Configure.

CyberGhost VPN "Download Hub" page, with the "CyberGhost VPN for Linux" outlined in a yellow box.

  1. Choose your Linux distribution.

The "Configure CyberGhost VPN for Linux" screen, with the "Server Distribution" dropdown menu outlined in a yellow box.

  1. Select Download App.

The "Configure CyberGhost VPN for Linux" screen, with the "Download App" button outlined in a yellow box.

Install the CLI App

After downloading the app, navigate to the folder where the installation package was saved (typically the Downloads folder), then complete the following steps: 

  1. Right-click on the downloaded file and select Extract.
The file manager showing the downloaded CyberGhost ZIP file, with the "Extract" option in the right-click menu highlighted in a yellow box.
  1. Open the extracted folder, then right-click on an empty space and select Open in Terminal. 

The file manager showing the extracted CyberGhost folder, with the "Open in Terminal" option in the right-click menu highlighted in a yellow box.

  1. Inside the terminal, type the sudo bash install.sh command.

The terminal window displaying the command "sudo bash install.sh", which is highlighted in a yellow box.

  1. If prompted, enter your administrator (sudo) password and press Enter.

The terminal window prompting for the "sudo" password, which is highlighted in a yellow box.

  1. If prompted, install additional dependencies by entering Y to continue.
     
  2. Type your CyberGhost account credentials and press Enter to complete the installation.

The terminal window displaying the CyberGhost installation progress.

When the installation finishes, you'll see a confirmation message indicating that the CLI app has been installed successfully.

The terminal window showing the final stages of the CyberGhost installation process,

Verify the Installation

To confirm that the CyberGhost CLI app is installed correctly and view available commands, run: sudo cyberghostvpn

The terminal window displaying the available CLI arguments for CyberGhost, with the command "sudo cyberghostvpn" at the top highlighted in a yellow box.

This will display a list of available options, confirming that the CLI app is working properly.

Now that you're set up, read our guide to CyberGhost VPN CLI commands on Linux to start using the VPN. 

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