https://mullvad.net/en/help/install-mullvad-app-linux

Trying to install VPN and these are the instructions Mullvad is giving me. This is ridiculous. There must be a more simple way. I know how to follow the instructions but I have no idea what I’m doing here. Can’t I just download a file and install it? I’m on Ubuntu.

  • thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe
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    11 months ago

    While lvxferre’s instructions are the ideal, there’s a simpler option

    Download the mullvad.deb file.

    Doubleclick on it from your file manager and it should automatically instsll

    Every time you start mullvad it will check if the version is current and prompt you (with a link to click on) to upgrade if it’s not.

    Note that works on mint, should work on ubuntu unless they’ve disabled dpkg

    • Pantherina@feddit.de
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      11 months ago

      No dont do that! Their repository is newer and you need to always have a GPG verified download.

      Really please stop advising people to randomly download native packages or Appimages. Repos are so much more secure and the default way.

      True, this specific app may prompt users. But for example on immutable distros installing local packages suck, while from a repo you dont have to do anything. And also not every app warns about an update as this should be unnessecary if people just had automatic updates