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I use expattelly.com on my current PC and am worried that if I install Ubuntu that I will lose this VPN given to me to use it or not be able to re install it. I live in the Cayman Islands and like to access BBCiplayer but can only do this with my VPN. Can you assure me that I can still do this?

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The expattelly website says:

"Yes! We support PCs running any version of Windows as well as Macs and Linux"

But they don't provide a guide on how to do it. Generally, if they support Macs and Android, this means that the VPN technology they are using should be configurable on Linux, you just need a little bit of knowledge on how to configure it.

You'll need to use software on Ubuntu called OpenVPN or vpnc for example. Here are a few links on how to configure them:

What you can do is "Try Ubuntu" before actually installing it. You'll get that option when you try to install it from a USB/CD. When inside Ubuntu, try to configure the VPN connection. If it works, then you could safely install Ubuntu and do the same configuration again.

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Yes, as they say on their website, they also support Linux. To set it up, just open the network settings, add a new VPN connection and fill in the log in credentials.

But, have you ever thought about using a free VPN service rather than paying 60€s a year, for a simple VPN server hostet in the UK?
You could f.e. use vpnbook. They provide free VPN servers, one of them even in the UK. Just connect to that one and you can watch BBC iPlayer for free.

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