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.

  • juli@programming.dev
    414·
    10 months ago

    That’s what I hated as a beginner on debian/ubuntu as well. On fedora it’s straight forward. Adding repo and then isntalling the app.

    • bizdelnick@lemmy.ml
      191·
      10 months ago

      Lolwhat? It is the same in any distro: adding the repo and installing the app.

      • iopq@lemmy.world
        32·
        10 months ago

        It’s not like that on NixOS

        There’s no adding repos, you just put mullvad-vpn in your system packages list

      • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        1·
        10 months ago

        Yeah, the only odd thing is installing the signing key, but it’s there for a good reason.

        That said, it’s not a great user experience, especially if you start stacking a lot of ppa’s.

    • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.socialEnglish
      74·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, how Ubuntu is supposed to be noob friendly and continues to be recommended blows my mind. Seems like every stupid app you want to install needs you to add a ppa that is almost guaranteed to break on the next major update. And ugh snaps …

      • dvdnet89@lemmy.todayEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        Believe or not many people who know little Linux world always believe Ubuntu is the de-facto Linux itself.