Install VPN on Ubuntu

In order to install Junipier VPN on Ubuntu you need to execute the following script. Please note this script requires root password and on VPN activation you will be prompted for root password as well.

 

 

#!/bin/bash echo "Juniper connect will ask for your root password" echo "Do you have a root Password installed" read -p "(yes/no) " if [ "$REPLY" != "yes" ]; then     if [ "$REPLY" != "no" ]; then     read -p "Type yes or no : "     fi fi if [ "$REPLY" = "yes" ]; then echo "yes" sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install firefox openssl libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre jre=$(ls /home/bluegene/java-stuff/java/jdk1.6.0_05/jre/plugin/i386/ns7 | grep libjavaplugin_oji.so) plugins=$(ls /usr/lib/firefox | awk 'length < 8' | grep plugins)     if [ "$jre" = "libjavaplugin_oji.so" ] & [ "$plugins" = "plugins" ]; then     cd /usr/lib/firefox/plugins     sudo ln -s /home/bluegene/java-stuff/java/jdk1.6.0_05/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so     sudo ln -s /bin/true /usr/bin/rpm     cd /usr/lib/i686/cmov/     sudo ln -s libssl.so.0.9.8 /usr/lib/i686/cmov/libssl.so     fi echo "Start firefox and connect to server:" fi if [ "$REPLY" = "no" ]; then echo "no" sudo passwd root sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install firefox openssl libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre jre=$(ls /home/bluegene/java-stuff/java/jdk1.6.0_05/jre/plugin/i386/ns7 | grep libjavaplugin_oji.so) plugins=$(ls /usr/lib/firefox | awk 'length < 8' | grep plugins)     if [ "$jre" = "libjavaplugin_oji.so" ] & [ "$plugins" = "plugins" ]; then     cd /usr/lib/firefox/plugins     sudo ln -s /home/bluegene/java-stuff/java/jdk1.6.0_05/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so     sudo ln -s /bin/true /usr/bin/rpm     cd /usr/lib/i686/cmov/     sudo ln -s libssl.so.0.9.8 /usr/lib/i686/cmov/libssl.so     fi echo "Start firefox and connect to server:" fi exit 0

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Comments

looks scary...
this looks easier, and works also:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VPNClient

why is this scary - please elaborate.

mainly because i don't know what its source is, i prefer installing things from a well known source, ubutnu repositories for example.