Update from within Linux not working

Joseph99N

I just discovered that my regular updates (AWS EC2 Ubuntu instance; updating with sudo apt) have not been working. When I go into Access Server administration, the version shown is an older release.

Why might this be happening, and what can I do about it? (Some time ago, when I tried repeatedly to wget from what OpenVPN said to be a repository, the file wasn't found.)

openvpn_inc

Hello Joseph99N,

Some more information would be helpful. The older instances on AWS were Ubuntu 18 which doesn't get updates anymore. The newer instances are Ubuntu 22. It sounds like you're on Ubuntu 18. Perhaps it's time to migrate to Ubuntu 22.

Kind regards,
Johan

Joseph99N

It's on 22.04.x (can't remember the last dot subversion).

openvpn_inc

Hi Joseph99N,

If the concern is why you are still running AS version 2.11.3, you can just update it to the latest version 2.12.0 by following the below guide:
https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/keeping-openvpn-access-server-updated/

Else, feel free to clarify.

Regards,
.\kionci

Joseph99N

I'm on Ubuntu 20.04.02, not 22.4.x. My error.

In any event, I've had failures with trying to update with apt, use the installation instructions, or just install from the repo location. Here are my results from this morning's attempts. You can see I tried a few different approaches. Any insight into what I'm doing incorrectly would be greatly appreciated.

https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ar3Tu2r4iHU7gcF4r6ik71BbTePyow?e=fraCCF

openvpn_inc

Hello Joseph99N,

"Temporary failure resolving" means your DNS settings are broken. Therefore it cannot resolve addresses like as-repository.openvpn.net to their actual IP address, therefore it cannot reach that server, therefore it cannot download new version software from it.

Please look into repairing your broken DNS configuration so that resolving domain names works again.

Kind regards,
Johan