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Dop via Linux

2 weeks ago

Dop
2 weeks ago

Do I still get updates if I install from .deb file?

If I install software from .deb file, do I still get the updates & upgrades when I run sudo apt update / upgrade ? Or is flatpak the way to go? I'm not very familiar with flatpak, so I'm trying to avoid, but it seems that cons are limited.
I'm currently running mint cinnamon (how original, I know), and asking because i can't seem to add mullvad-vpn stable repo.
Thank you for your help,

in reply to Dop

crentist

in reply to Dop 2 weeks ago

~~I'm not a Mint user but I would assume the Ubuntu/Debian install instructions on Mullvad would work on Mint as well~~

~~mullvad.net/en/download/vpn/li…

My bad, just read further in mullvads documentation and they do state that Mint requires manual installation. If I understand it correctly you will need to follow these instructions to install updates as well.

mullvad.net/en/help/install-mu…

Install Mullvad app on Linux

How to install and uninstall the Mullvad VPN app on Linux.

^{Mullvad VPN}

This entry was edited (2 weeks ago)

in reply to Dop

1984

in reply to Dop 2 weeks ago

Flatpak has annoyances like sometimes not following your icon theme, or just generally looking out of place because not picking up system defaults.

It works but I avoid it. On arch Linux, there is a huge AUR repository where users have made native packages, and thats usually much better than Flatpak. But on Ubuntu, Flatpak is the only option sometimes.

in reply to 1984

Nanook

in reply to 1984 2 weeks ago

@1984 @Dop I find approximately 10% of the AUR packages at any given time won't build and a given package may remain broken for many moths.

in reply to Nanook

1984

in reply to Nanook 2 weeks ago

For me its been almost 0%. 😀 Very happy with it.

in reply to 1984

Nanook

in reply to 1984 2 weeks ago

@1984 Glad for you. I think some of my issues arise from the fact that I only use it occasionally, keys get stale.

in reply to Dop

dmnelson

in reply to Dop 2 weeks ago

The answer is going vary by package. If the deb file adds a repo containing updates for itself, then yes. If not, then no.

in reply to dmnelson

Dop

in reply to dmnelson 2 weeks ago

I assumed it's not the case since mullvad states it's not meant to be used on mont, but is there a way to check?

in reply to Dop

abrasiveteapot

in reply to Dop 2 weeks ago

Where does mullvad say it's not meant to be used on Mint ? I literally have it running on 5 mint devices.

Can't see that on their website at a quick search

In fact to the contrary this references install for mint

mullvad.net/en/help/install-mu…

Got to the section that says

"Download and install the app"

Install Mullvad app on Linux

How to install and uninstall the Mullvad VPN app on Linux.

^{Mullvad VPN}

This entry was edited (2 weeks ago)

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mybuttnolie

in reply to Dop 2 weeks ago

Mullvad repo doesn't work in mint. The .deb does not update automatically. You have to download it manually every time you want to update it.

This entry was edited (2 weeks ago)

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Makazzz

in reply to mybuttnolie 2 weeks ago

I did get to install the Mullvad repo on Mint.
The thing is they use the "lsb_release -cs" command which give the codename of Mint and not Ubuntu.

But if you use

awk -F= '$1=="UBUNTU_CODENAME" { print $2 ;}' /etc/os-release

It will give the codename for Ubuntu used by Mint.

Try this from the Mullvad instruction with this change :

# Download the Mullvad signing key
sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.asc https://repository.mullvad.net/deb/mullvad-keyring.asc

# Add the Mullvad repository server to apt
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.asc arch=$( dpkg --print-architecture )] https://repository.mullvad.net/deb/stable $(awk -F= '$1=="UBUNTU_CODENAME" { print $2 ;}' /etc/os-release) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mullvad.list

# Install the package
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mullvad-vpn

This entry was edited (2 weeks ago)

in reply to Dop

abrasiveteapot

in reply to Dop 2 weeks ago

Further to this, mullvad vpn and browser are now in the Mint store.

Download and install from there

EDIT

Apols, they're not, I checked on the machine I had faffed around with to get the mullvad repo working. Please ignore

This entry was edited (2 weeks ago)

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bizdelnick

in reply to Dop 2 weeks ago

I’m currently running mint cinnamon (how original, I know), and asking because i can’t seem to add mullvad-vpn stable repo.

What's the problem? Mint is based on Ubuntu, use the corresponding Ubuntu repo (noble in case of Mint 22.1).

in reply to bizdelnick

abrasiveteapot

in reply to bizdelnick 2 weeks ago

Doesn't always work - for example the mullvad browser won't install on mint with the ubuntu instructions as OS version gets reported as Xia not noble (if I'm recalling the issue correctly it was 6-9 months ago)

Yes you can amend the commands to get it to work but it's definitely not beginner level, I had to faff around for an hour or so before I worked it out

in reply to abrasiveteapot

bizdelnick

in reply to abrasiveteapot 2 weeks ago

What do you mean by "won't install"? If you install it with apt from repo, apt doesn't check the distro codename, it just checks if the package dependencies are satisfied.

in reply to bizdelnick

abrasiveteapot

in reply to bizdelnick 2 weeks ago

Really sorry, it's too long ago to remember the exact error,

but IIRC

when you followed the ubuntu instructions for adding the repository it would kick an error because the command included a reference to noble and mint os name is xia so the contents of the osrelease when checked didnt match and it threw an error.

Could be wrong, I didnt document it.

The work around was to edit the commands.

All a moot point now as

a) the instructions now on the mullvad site don't reference noble and

~~b) mullvad now appears to be in the mint store (which is how you should always install if possible~~

Not correct, only true if you've manually added the repo

This entry was edited (2 weeks ago)

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