For this specific article, I’ll focus on Debian-based! More specifically, this installation was performed on Kali Linux. Let’s get into the main theme of this article, Installing the VPN on Linux. Now, it’s not all celebration ’cause the supported Linux OSes are Debian and Fedora based, not all Linux-based OSes.This is still good news for most Linux users, as the the supported OSes are the most used Linux-based OSes (according to statistics), which means that most likely you are sorted! ProtonVPN and the support community are of course working on more distros, and you’ll be eventually sorted (let’s hope)! Well, all these CLI issues are behind us now, reason being that ProtonVPN developers, developed a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for Linux OSes. Unlike the Windows version of ProtonVPN which is easy and direct to install and operate, the CLI version for Linux has had its downside in the last couple of years, with people complaining of the installation not completing successfully, as well as issues like IPv6 leakages. No worries though, the target groups were the drive to ProtonVPN’s development, so you are, of course, included along with them! ProtonVPN is currently available and supported for Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS & Routers (pretty interesting)!Ĭheck 30 Reasons to Create a Free ProtonMail Account to see benefits of using ProtonMail, besides their Free ProtonVPN! Consider moving your email communications to a secure mail! The main focus of the complain is the use of many commands in Terminal to install the CLI (Command Line Interface) of the VPN.įor those of you not aware, ProtonVPN project is a ProtonMail (one of the popular secure mailing services) “child”, born out of the need for protection of activists and journalists. I’ve heard many people complaining of the complexity of installing ProtonVPN in Linux-based OSes.
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