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.

  • lefixxx@lemmy.world
    31·
    6 months ago

    People here saying you can just download and run the .deb just like the .exe

    Aren’t you forgetting the “add +x permission” step?

    • jcg@halubilo.social
      5·
      6 months ago

      I’m pretty sure if you double click a .deb it opens in Discover (or whatever the app store thing is called) and from there you can install it.

      • ulterno@lemmy.kde.socialEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        Whatever it’s called will depend upon whichever one you choose to use. There are options even there.

    • Natanael@slrpnk.net
      3·
      6 months ago

      A deb file will “run” in the package manager process space, it doesn’t need to be executable on its own