New Linux user here. Is this really how I'm supposed to install apps on Linux?

Wulpo, 1 year ago

AFAIK, most distros will also have a package manager/software center where you install flatpaks (or snaps if you are on ubuntu). Think of flatpaks akin to mobile apps where everything needed is all together in one package. Not all apps will be flatpaked though, and VPNs tend to be nearly always direct binaries due to needing some higher level permissions than what flatpaks will allow.

Essentially, what im saying is no, not all apps need to be manually installed, but some might need to for one reason or another. And sometimes, knowing a little about how some of these apps are installed might actually help you understand linux a little more (it has in my case)

funkajunk, 1 year ago

Open the terminal and copy and paste the commands found in their install guide for Ubuntu:

<span style="color:#323232;"># Download signing key 
</span><span style="color:#323232;">sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.asc https://repository.mullvad.net/deb/mullvad-keyring.asc
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;"># Add the stable repository
</span><span style="color:#323232;">echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.asc arch=$( dpkg --print-architecture )] https://repository.mullvad.net/deb/stable $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mullvad.list
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;"># Install 
</span><span style="color:#323232;">sudo apt update
</span><span style="color:#323232;">sudo apt install mullvad-vpn
</span>