Support for linux kernel 5.x?
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Support for linux kernel 5.x?
The current official release of the SoftEther VPN server for linux only supports up to kernel 4.x. Most current linux distributions are based on a 5.x kernel. Are there beta versions that support kernel 5.x? (If so, where can they be found? I am particularly interested in the ARM platform.) When will kernel 5.x officially be supported?
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Re: Support for linux kernel 5.x?
Have you tried to compile from source?
How do you know it does not support 5.x? Does the compilation fail? How it fails if it does?
How do you know it does not support 5.x? Does the compilation fail? How it fails if it does?
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Re: Support for linux kernel 5.x?
So far, I have neither tried installing the latest official release nor compiling from source. I was just going by the listed Supported Operating Systems. Is anybody successfully running a SoftEther VPN server on a 5.x linux kernel? Or has anybody tried it and was not successful? This will be my first time using a SoftEther VPN server, and no 4.x-based OS is available for my target hardware (ARM-based). I.e., in case something shouldn't work, I wouldn't be able to tell whether it is because 5.x kernels are not supported or due to some other problem.
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Re: Support for linux kernel 5.x?
Yes.
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Kernel: 5.4.0-64-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.14.1 Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia
vpnserver# make
SoftEther VPN Server (Ver 4.34, Build 9745, Intel x64 / AMD64) for Linux Install Utility
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Re: Support for linux kernel 5.x?
Thank you, solo. Did you try installing an official package first, or directly compile from scratch?
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Re: Support for linux kernel 5.x?
According to https://www.softether.org/4-docs/1-manu ... quirements it should support kernel 2.4 and later. And I think whether to directly compile or not would depend on which distro you're running. For Ubuntu, for example, the tarball is the way to go.