Setting up a VPN in Linux can be as easy as Windows if your Linux distrubiton such as Ubuntu comes prepared for a VPN connection and many versions of Linux do. Sometimes VPN setup on Linux can be a bit more difficult.
The only "VPN/Network Management Plugins" you need would be PPTP (which we use) and OpenVPN (used for Stealth VPN/Situations where VPN connections are blocked by their ISP/Country).
Ubuntu Linux Setup Guide
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