Raspberry Pi5 Nordvpn and Browser install not working

FireBirds · March 16, 2024 at 1:30 PM

I don't know if I'm in the right place here.

I have the LibreElec 11.0.6 image running on my Raspberry Pi 5.

Unfortunately I can't get a browser installed.

For example, how can I install google-chrome-stable-122.0.6261.111-1_amd64.deb via the terminal (ssh)?

Does anyone have an idea how I can install NordVPN.
Unfortunately it won't be installed either.

service.vpn.manager cannot be installed either with Kodi -> addons -> install from zip file (version 7.0.3 or 7.0.4).

Who has experience with this?

Thanks in advance.

MatteN · March 16, 2024 at 3:23 PM

Only way to get a working browser is with generic legacy.

**chewitt** · March 16, 2024 at 4:26 PM

For clarity: there is no browser in LE for RPi hardware, only x86_64 devices. If that's important to you, better to use RPiOS.

tokul · March 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM

Quote from FireBirds

I don't know if I'm in the right place here.
I have the LibreElec 11.0.6 image running on my Raspberry Pi 5.
Unfortunately I can't get a browser installed.
For example, how can I install google-chrome-stable-122.0.6261.111-1_amd64.deb via the terminal (ssh)?

amd64 is 64bit intel/amd architecture. Not 64bit ARM.

You expect to install software compiled for different architecture and for different operating system.

Generic Libreelec builds are not set to run graphical browsers since they started using same setup in v11 for all their archs. Kodi is available as package in Debian and Ubuntu ARM builds. Just run full OS and add Kodi from their package repos.

Even if NordVPN have arm version, they probably don't expect to be run on appliance level OS.

FireBirds · March 17, 2024 at 11:52 AM

Ok, I assumed it would work with the browser.
But it sounds logical that it doesn't work.

There is no way to get NordVPN or openVPN to run under Kodi (addon)

**chewitt** · March 18, 2024 at 4:28 AM

OpenVPN is present in the OS and a new VPN connection can be created by calling it (at the right time in the boot sequence) with a command that specifies the relevant .conf file to use; and assuming that conf file correctly references the certs that are required (either external files or more likely they are embedded in the conf itself). The /storage/.config/system.d/wireguard.conf.sample shows how to run a wireguard connect command at the right time in the boot sequence. All you need to do is rename and mod the file slightly to run an OpenVPN command instead. NB: The sooner you learn a little about how OpenVPN connections are started and stopped, the sooner you stop needing GUI add-ons that are rarely available/updated and only complicate a simple process.