How to connect to OpenVPN from Awesome window manager?

[nicen]

I've installed Mint 19 Cinnamon but prefer tiling window managers. Awesome's default config includes a basic panel; I've found a number of lua recipes that can extend it but I haven't yet found a networking widget.

My requirements:
- Connect to a configured OpenVPN network without using terminal
- Connect to a wifi network without using terminal

These behaviors were available from the Cinnamon panel networking widget. Is there a way to use the same widget in Awesome? Are there other widgets that can fulfil these needs?

[catweazel]

Is there a way to use the same widget in Awesome? Are there other widgets that can fulfil these needs?

https://awesomewm.org/community/

[MtnDewManiac]

- Connect to a wifi network without using terminal

https://github.com/eyedeekay/awesome-network-manager

https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comm ... awesomewm/

Regards,
MDM