sudo apt-get install openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome -y
And then add a OpenVPN connection from Network Manager which after above command supports importing .ovpn files.
Choose connection Type->Import a saved configuration->select the ovpn file
However, I just stumbled upon the following instruction from nixCraft for importing a *.opvn file:
$ sudo nmcli connection import type openvpn file /path/to/foo.ovpn
After running that command, my VPN connection gets listed under ‘Settings -> Network -> VPN’. After editing the password, my VPN connection works. The VPN connection is also listed in top-panel menu that shows connections, power, users among other things.
