Install AWS VPN Client on Debian Bookworm

Installs awsvpnclient on Debian Bookworm and takes care of fixing all the issues the package has.

Install ansible

Run:

sudo apt install pipx
pipx install --include-deps ansible
pipx ensurepath

Restart your shell or do source ~/.profile.

Run the playbook

./main.yml

Enter your sudo password (BECOME password). Let the playbook run. Once the playbook is done running, either restart your computer or re-login into your desktop session (to reload /etc/profile.d) and you should have a working AWS VPN Client install.

Fixes applied

• Installs an older libssl, 1.1, because the package is only compatible with that version.
• Configures DOTNET environment variables to remove libicu requirement in GUI.
• Configures DOTNET environment variables to remove libicu requirement in the daemon.
• Creates a symlink so that the desktop entry can actually launch the GUI.