# Rocky 9.4 install openvpn as 2.14.0 error **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [July 3, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903 "2024-07-03T11:07:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![uranus12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/uranus12/32/2970_2.png) [@uranus12](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/uranus12)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/1 "2024-07-03T11:07:23Z")
wget [https://openvpn.net/downloads/openvpn-as-bundled-clients-latest.rpm](https://openvpn.net/downloads/openvpn-as-bundled-clients-latest.rpm) wget [https://openvpn.net/downloads/openvpn-as-latest-el9.x86\_64.rpm](https://openvpn.net/downloads/openvpn-as-latest-el9.x86_64.rpm) yum -y install openvpn-as-bundled-clients-30.rpm yum -y install openvpn-as-2.14.0\_b90cb316-1.el9.x86\_64.rpm Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost systemd[1]: Started OpenVPN Access Server. Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: Traceback (most recent call last): Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: File “”, line 1, in Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: File “”, line 259, in load\_module Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: File “build/bdist.linux-x86\_64/egg/pyovpn/ **init**.py”, line 2, in Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: File “”, line 259, in load\_module Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: File “build/bdist.linux-x86\_64/egg/pyovpn/monkeypatch/tags.py”, line 1, in Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: File “/usr/local/openvpn\_as/lib/python/Twisted-22.4.0-py3.9.egg/twisted/web/\_template\_util.py”, line 29, in Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: from zope.interface import implementer Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: File “/usr/local/openvpn\_as/lib/python/zope.interface-6.4.post2-py3.9-linux-x86\_64.egg/zope/ **init**.py”, line 1, in Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: **import** (‘pkg\_resources’).declare\_namespace( **name** ) Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost openvpnas[14702]: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘pkg\_resources’ Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost systemd[1]: openvpnas.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Jul 3 18:59:54 localhost systemd[1]: openvpnas.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’. ---
**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/2 "2024-07-03T11:14:29Z")
Since this is a paid OpenVPN product, I suggest you ask OpenVPN for support with their packages that don’t work when installed. Otherwise, suggest installing the default and free version of OpenVPN available in the Rocky repositories. ---
**Author:** ![Ritov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Ritov](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Ritov)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/3 "2024-07-03T11:32:29Z")
> [@iwalker](#): > > Otherwise, suggest installing the default and free version of OpenVPN available in the Rocky repositories. Its in the EPEL repo: `yum install epel-release -y && yum install openvpn` ---
**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/4 "2024-07-03T11:45:58Z")
> [@Ritov](#): > > Its in the EPEL repo: Good catch, forgot to check that when searching my system lol 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![uranus12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/uranus12/32/2970_2.png) [@uranus12](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/uranus12)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/5 "2024-07-03T11:55:00Z")
I have solved it. I don’t understand why python is missing small components. Install python3-pip python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel ---
**Author:** ![uranus12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/uranus12/32/2970_2.png) [@uranus12](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/uranus12)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/6 "2024-07-03T11:58:07Z")
> [@uranus12](#): > > ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘pkg\_resources’ Rocky python 3.9 ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘pkg\_resources’ ---
**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/7 "2024-07-03T13:18:16Z")
> [@uranus12](#): > > I have solved it. I don’t understand why python is missing small components. > Install python3-pip > python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel Correct method: ```auto dnf install python3-pip-wheel dnf install python3-setuptools ``` using pip has installed something outside of Rocky Linux. Sometimes it can be used, but when packages are available in the repositories, better to use them first. Also, if a later version of Python 3.x is required, eg python3.11, then there are also packages available, eg: ```auto dnf list python3.11* ``` That said, the OpenVPN packages should have pulled in dependencies it requires, if it doesn’t then they have packaged them incorrectly as otherwise they are assuming they were already installed. They should also do the same for `pkg_resources` whatever that package is meant to be. They obviously need to learn how to package rpm’s properly since they missed configuring the dependencies to install during installation of their rpms. ---
**Author:** ![gerry666uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@gerry666uk](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/gerry666uk)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/8 "2024-07-03T19:56:54Z")
@uranus12 had already installed “zope” from whereever, so I wonder if you install the epel version of openvpn direct onto a newly installed Rocky 9.x? ---
**Author:** ![uranus12](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/uranus12/32/2970_2.png) [@uranus12](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/uranus12)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/9 "2024-07-04T00:10:55Z")
Yes,Mainly the python3-setuptools component. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-9-4-install-openvpn-as-2-14-0-error/14903/10 "2024-09-02T00:11:25Z")
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