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.

  • iusearchbtw@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    The instructions on that page make it so that every time you run a system update, mullvad automatically updates as well. If you're happy doing the updating yourself, you can download the deb file from here: https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/releases

    • Critical_Insight@feddit.uk
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      6 months ago

      That's even more confusing.

      I just don't get why on windows and mac I can download the app from their site, install it and it just works but on Linux I have to do everything thru terminal. It's not that I can't get it done but it just seems insane to me that it has to be this difficult.

      • bizdelnick@lemmy.ml
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        6 months ago

        You don't have to do everything through terminal. You can use synaptic for example. What you have to do is to learn new concepts. If you want to do everything like in windows, use windows.

          • bizdelnick@lemmy.ml
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            6 months ago

            I don't recommend using anything new to you unless you are ready to learn it. If you are, welcome aboard!

      • risencode@lemmy.ml
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        6 months ago

        I just don't get why on windows and mac I can download the app from their site, install it and it just works

        That's what the instructions are guiding you to do.

        If you hate the terminal then maybe Linux simply isn't for you? That's completely okay you know. Use the tool that's right for you.

      • iusearchbtw@lemmy.sdf.org
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        6 months ago

        I don't know about Mac, but on Windows the Mullvad app doesn't auto update. If you want to do it Windows style you can look for deb files (which are like installers) or AppImages (which are like standalone executables).

        Most pieces of software give terminal instructions for Linux because different people might use different package manager frontends, but literally every Linux user has a terminal. It might seem daunting at first, but giving users commands to run in their terminal is a lot more simple than trying to walk them through repo management through the GUI, or just telling them to figure it out themselves.