Is a Linux Client better user interface planned? Like the one in windows. I don’t understand why they are so different, shouldnt be so hard to make the GUI the same. Or a im wrong?
Just grateful to have one at this point. Was using the protonvpn-cli-community for a long time until the flatpak came along.
I just wanted to take a moment to express my thoughts on Proton VPN and its Linux client.
As a long-time user of Proton, I appreciate the commitment to privacy and security that the company stands for.
However, I believe it’s high time that Proton focuses more on delivering a robust and fully-featured client for Linux users. Many of us in the Linux community have been eagerly waiting for an application that matches the functionality and design of the Windows and macOS versions.
While the recent updates are a step in the right direction, there are still many features that are lacking compared to other VPN services available on Linux. We need a client that is not only functional but also ergonomic and visually appealing.
With so many users requesting a powerful and user-friendly Proton VPN experience on Linux, I hope the team takes our feedback seriously and prioritizes these developments.
Let’s keep pushing for a top-notch Proton VPN experience on Linux!
I would love a better GUI on linux but not at the expense of privacy. Privacy and reliability first, then a nice GUI
I don’t want to think of Proton VPN app for Linux as having an interface. It’s so awful so every time I open the Proton VPN app I shut it down and open the Mullvad VPN app instead.
Mullvad has no problem making an app with an attractive GUI for all operating systems.
Tbh i just need an auto start
My flatpak app doesn’t even work, it keeps giving a timeout error and trying to connect non-stop, instead of trying to make the interface pretty they could try to make it work
WireGuard gives an error message during run attempt: “Sorry, try connect next time”. Was it designed to be like that? Linux package doesn’t contain anything but security keys and repository in it. So at heavily censored areas such as Russia, North Korea and Iran there’s no chance you may install downloaded package! Even TOR browser could be run from scratch, but no Proton VPN!
It’s impossible to know how hard it would be to have the same interface without thorough knowledge of the project. In software development anything could be from trivial to next to impossible, no matter how simple it looks from the outside.
Its so bad, i thought i downloaded an unsupported version of it. I thought i was getting scammed and deleted it fearing for my data.
When you google proton vpn, nad go their website, they show you gui from Windows. Installing it on Linux and seeing something different is scatchy as shit. That is not giving confidence to users and is borderline false advertising
The flatpak is not official, right?
There’s a flatpak???!!!
and fully-featured client for Linux users. Many of us in the Linux community have been eagerly waiting for an application that matches the functionality and design of the Windows and macOS versions.
The feature parity is or more less closed.
What is missing currently is Stealth (first WG had to be released, which happened very recently) and Split tunneling which is not currently technically possible with the current backend - will however be implemented once Proton switches to another backend:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonVPN/comments/1f3vnaz/protonvpn_ui_for_linux/lkhhkr9/
They were hiring Linux developers (tripled the Linux VPN Team) and have recently remade the whole Linux VPN client from scratch, continuously adding features in such as permanent kill switch and wireguard, as well as having IPv6 native ready as the first platform from the Proton VPN clients.
Other than that, the following features are in the Linux VPN client:
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OpenVPN UDP / TCP,
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WireGuard (recently added)
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Permanent Kill Switch
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Kill Switch
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VPN Accelerator
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Moderate NAT
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NetShield
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Port forwarding
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Auto connect on startup
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Pin Servers to tray
CLI is also planned again:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonVPN/comments/1dnoq4n/cli_dissapointment_archmanjaro/la6gkbs/
there are still many features that are lacking compared to other VPN services available on Linux. We need a client that is not only functional but also ergonomic and visually appealing.
Feature wise that is untrue. Design wise, yes that is indeed no the same as on Windows / macOS.
I think they should have a small but dedicated team for Linux.
They do:
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They use Electron, proton doesn’t
Flatpak isn’t an official (by Proton handled) package.
It’s impossible to know how hard it would be to have the same interface
It’s not that hard. Mullvad VPN has no problem making a VPN app with an attractive GUI for all operating systems.
don’t think so.
I think the only official ones exist for deb based systems. No love for us on arch
yea, its community made but it works great.
flatpak install protonvpn
Oh thank God I can stop using this damn buggy GUI and go back to a nice functional CLI.