Can't install expressvpn

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Hello,

Trying to install ExpressVPN client on tumbleweed/KDE by running the installer downloaded from their site. The installer quits with the following message:

~/Downloads> ./expressvpn-linux-universal-5.0.1.11498.run 

Verifying archive integrity...  100%   MD5 checksums are OK. All good.
Uncompressing ExpressVPN  100%  
Installing for x86_64...

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ExpressVPN Installer
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Installing ExpressVPN for x86_64, system is x86_64
GUI support detected - will install GUI client
Detected package manager: zypper
Installing required packages: libnsl1 libbrotli1
[sudo] password for root: 
Refreshing service 'NVIDIA'.
Refreshing service 'openSUSE'.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'libbrotli1' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of 'libbrotli1' found.
'libnsl1' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of 'libnsl1' found.
✘ Failed to execute command with sudo privileges
Installation cannot continue without proper permissions.

ExpressVPN doesn’t officially support openSuse so I can’t consult them. Anyone tried that and succeeded?

TIA

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Welcome to the openSUSE forums.

Please always include the command you give with the computer text you post. Now people only see output, but not what you did to get it. It is only one line more at the beginning (best to include the prompt also) And an extra would be to include the line with the new prompt at the end, it shows that all is complete.

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The Version is too old for Tumbleweed, it requires libs openSUSE Tumbleweed does not support anymore.

Here on Leap it will install libnsl1 and libbrotli1:

stephan@linux64:~/Downloads> ./expressvpn-linux-universal-5.0.1.11498.run 
Verifying archive integrity...  100%   MD5 checksums are OK. All good.
Uncompressing ExpressVPN  100%  
Installing for x86_64...

=================================
ExpressVPN Installer
=================================

Installing ExpressVPN for x86_64, system is x86_64
GUI support detected - will install GUI client
Detected package manager: zypper
Installing required packages: libnsl1 libbrotli1
[sudo] Passwort für root:
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I don’t think so, because they have patched the installer to get work with openSUSE:

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Express_VPN/comments/11omw2u/using_expressvpn_on_opensuse_tumbleweed_kde/

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That actually worked. Thank you and to all that ansewered.

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