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Working with awsvpnclient 3.14.0
Download & Install AwsVPNClient and LibSSL1.1

curl -O http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.22_amd64.deb

curl https://d20adtppz83p9s.cloudfront.net/GTK/latest/awsvpnclient_amd64.deb -o awsvpnclient_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.22_amd64.deb awsvpnclient_amd64.deb

Edit files and add Env vars

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/awsvpnclient.service
Put the Enviroment line
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/opt/awsvpnclient/Service/ACVC.GTK.Service
Restart=always
RestartSec=1s
User=root
Environment=DOTNET_SYSTEM_GLOBALIZATION_INVARIANT=1

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart awsvpnclient
journalctl -u awsvpnclient -n 20
Create a simbolic link

➜ cd /opt/awsvpnclient 

/opt/awsvpnclient  …
➜ sudo ln -s AWS\ VPN\ Client awsvpnclient  
Edit the menu to modify Exec

sudo vim /usr/share/applications/awsvpnclient.desktop
Put this content here.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=AWS VPN Client
Exec=/opt/awsvpnclient/awsvpnclient %u
Path=/opt/awsvpnclient
Icon=acvc-64
Terminal=false
Categories=Network;
Keywords=vpn;aws;

desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/awsvpnclient.desktop