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title: Install tinc VPN on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of tinc VPN for Linux - tinc open-source VPN daemon
url: https://snapcraft.io/tinc-vpn
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# tinc VPN

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* [Bryan (bqrs01)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/bqrs01 "View all snaps from Bryan (bqrs01)")
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latest/stable 1.0.34

Install latest/stable of tinc VPN

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install tinc-vpn
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* tinc-vpn

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 13 June 2018 - latest/stable

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Contact

* [bryan@bqrs01.me](mailto:bryan@bqrs01.me "mailto:bryan@bqrs01.me")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/tinc-vpn#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/tinc-vpn#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/tinc-vpn#tab-security)

#### tinc open-source VPN daemon

tinc is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) daemon that uses tunnelling and encryption to create a secure private network between hosts on the Internet.

\*\*\* tinc-vpn on armhf architectures will be available soon. \*\*\*

Setup:
You must manually connect interfaces to the snap:

```
 sudo snap connect tinc-vpn:network-control
 sudo snap connect tinc-vpn:network-manager
 sudo snap connect tinc-vpn:network-observe
 sudo snap connect tinc-vpn:network-setup-control
```

Then create a directory in /var/snap/tinc-vpn/ called tinc, where you will store configuration files:

```
 sudo mkdir /var/snap/tinc-vpn/tinc
```

Lastly, set permissions as follows:

```
 sudo chown username:username /var/snap/tinc-vpn/tinc -R
 sudo chmod 775 /var/snap/tinc-vpn/tinc -R
```

After this, follow usual instructions on tinc homepage...

When referencing command tinc-vpn.tincd, you must provide two options:

-c /var/snap/tinc-vpn/tinc/(netname)
--pidfile=/run/shm/snap.tinc-vpn.tinc.pid

and run 'tinc-vpn.tincd' using root privileges e.g. sudo or otherwise. This is to allow tincd to access the virtual tun network device on Linux.

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tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2018 by:

Ivo Timmermans,
Guus Sliepen [guus@tinc-vpn.org](mailto:guus@tinc-vpn.org),
and others.

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## Install tinc VPN on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/tinc-vpn/ubuntu)