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I am unable to install VPN unlimited on Ubuntu 18.04 despite following the instructions on the official website (the instructions are quite outdated as they pertain to Ubuntu 14.04). I am currently stuck as I am getting messages such as:

  user $  sudo dpkg -i vpn-unlimited_4.22-amd64_001_release_STANDALONE.deb
    Selecting previously unselected package vpn-unlimited.
    (Reading database ... 216364 files and directories currently installed.)
    Preparing to unpack vpn-unlimited_4.22-amd64_001_release_STANDALONE.deb ...
    Unpacking vpn-unlimited (4.22) ...
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of vpn-unlimited:
     vpn-unlimited depends on libcurl3 (>= 7.22.0); however:
      Package libcurl3 is not installed.
     vpn-unlimited depends on iproute; however:
      Package iproute is not installed.

    dpkg: error processing package vpn-unlimited (--install):
     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    Processing triggers for systemd (237-3ubuntu10) ...
    Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-20) ...
    Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
    Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.1) ...
    Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1) ...
    Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     vpn-unlimited
Al-geBra
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    dpkg does NOT handle dependencies. Simply read the error messages. Identify the list of missing packages, and tell apt to install those packages for you (sudo apt-get install libcurl3 iproute). Then try installing the vpn-unlimited package again. – user535733 Jun 30 '18 at 00:05
  • VPN Unlimited app is currently broken in 18.04. I've notified the developers and they're working on a fix (an updated app). – heynnema Jun 30 '18 at 18:55
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    @user535733 libcurl3 won't install on 18.04 due to libcurl4 being there, and hence, the VPN Unlimited app won't install. – heynnema Jun 30 '18 at 19:45
  • Thank you @heynnema. I purchased a lifetime VPN unlimited app for $39 via Java Code Geeks and I was disappointed that I could not get it to work. But this is great news! Thanks! Do they have an eta as to when the new application will come out? – Al-geBra Jun 30 '18 at 19:58
  • @Al-geBra no ETA, but they're usually pretty fast about it. – heynnema Jun 30 '18 at 21:18
  • @heynnema I am a bit concerned as Ubuntu 18.04 has been out for a few months now. I guess I will give it some more time. Hopefully, they will have something in July. – Al-geBra Jun 30 '18 at 22:05
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    @Al-geBra go to https://my.keepsolid.com/products/vpn/ and configure and download individual VPN config files and that'll work for you until the app is ready. – heynnema Jun 30 '18 at 22:14
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    Possible duplicate of https://askubuntu.com/questions/40779/how-do-i-install-a-deb-file-via-the-command-line – David Foerster Jul 02 '18 at 08:17
  • @DavidFoerster Not a dup. OP already used the dpkg -i command to try and install this app. The problem is that the app isn't currently compatible with 18.04 for the reasons that I speak of earlier. – heynnema Jul 03 '18 at 01:08
  • @heynnema: The accepted answer to the linked question explains that dpkg doesn't resolve dependencies but that a subsequent apt-get install -f will. Whether those are satisfiable is a different matter (and we couldn't tell without knowledge of the result because OP may have configured suitable package repositories). – David Foerster Jul 03 '18 at 10:49
  • @DavidFoerster please be the 5th person to mark this question for reopen. – heynnema Jul 03 '18 at 14:11
  • @heynnema: I'm already among those people. – David Foerster Jul 03 '18 at 15:37
  • A new release for ubuntu 18.04 bionic is out, https://www.vpnunlimitedapp.com/en/downloads/linux – Sylwit Sep 07 '18 at 19:38
  • Thanks, I have it now. I noticed via wireshark that it sometimes encrypts traffic via OpenVPN and sometimes does not. – Al-geBra Sep 13 '18 at 18:38
  • 3rd October 2018, I still have the same issue – Pavan Jadda Oct 03 '18 at 19:34

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