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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by StLangoustine@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

I have a friend in Russia who loves watching animal videos and those silly video essays on YouTube and now YouTube is blocked in Russia. I have a spare netbook with Linux Mint and I've been trying to set up an OpenVPN server for her using this guide and I've tried a cracked version of OpenVPN Access Server, but I guess this whole thing is above my pay grade – the client on my phone still won't connect.

What the easiest solution to this situation? Should pull the trigger and install Debian because all those easy setup guides are targeted to Debian? Is there is easier alternative to OpenVPN with an android client?

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I’m not going to support VPN use for the purpose of getting around firewalls of US websites. Use VK.

[-] Tomorrow_Farewell@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

I don't think you understand the effects of relevant blockages. This doesn't just cut off people from entertainment and pro-western propaganda on Youtube. This stuff also prevents people from accessing stuff like libgen, pirate-jammin, getting extensions for some development environments, getting development-related software from repositories, and likely other stuff that I'm forgetting right now, not to mention the fact that Youtube also has plenty of educational material that is likely not replicated on VK or other Russian platforms.

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