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.

  • Lvxferre@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 year ago

    You have two options: install curl (check @TrickDacy@lemmy.world’s comment) or do it manually. Installing curl is the easiest.

    If you want to do it the hard way (without the terminal), here’s how:

    1. Download the file https://repository.mullvad.net/deb/mullvad-keyring.asc from your web browser.
    2. Open your file browser as administrator. There’s probably some link for that in the Menu.
    3. Move the file that you just downloaded to the directory /usr/share/keyrings/
    • Critical_Insight@feddit.ukOP
      41·
      1 year ago

      Really appreciate your replies dude. So many are being a bit of an jerks here, but you (and few other) have been really helpful.

      • Lvxferre@lemmy.ml
        3·
        1 year ago

        You’re welcome.

        I think that people being jerks take for granted how confusing this might be, if you’re new; we (people in general) tend to take vocab that we already know for granted, as well as solutions for small problems. …except that it doesn’t work when you’re starting out, and we all need to start out somewhere, right.

        • astraeus@programming.dev
          3·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, once you work in Linux for so long seeing someone ask about curl missing is really easy to take for granted that we all started there, we’ve all been fresh on Linux. A lot of people take pride in their experience, but they shouldn’t lord it over those who are learning to advance themselves. It’s completely counter to why Linux even exists.