New Linux user here. Is this really how I'm supposed to install apps on Linux?
New Linux user here. Is this really how I'm supposed to install apps on Linux?
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.
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That is simple. About as simple as it gets. The more complex method involves figuring out what VPN software Mullvad really uses, figuring out your keying material, fighting with NetworkManager...
tl;dr - Follow the directions.
Simple ≠ intuitive
For better or for worse, the widespread methods are not at all similar to the methods sometimes used in Linux. It's just a fact that most people are accustomed to different ways