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I'm looking for a VPN to replace my old one since moving to arch; so this VPN must be available on Flatpak or Arch linux. any reccs?

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mullvad! They also allow to pay in cash which is really cool

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And Monero!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Mullvad from the AUR, it's great.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Proton VPN has Arch installers for their client but they also gives you the option to connect via OpenVPN so that you can use whatever client you want.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mullvad is the best option.

It's cheap, they respect your privacy, and it should already be in the AUR if you are on any Arch based distro.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I use Mullvad and have never had a problem... but they have just stopped allowing port forwarding if that matters to you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

With the exception of limiting how many Wireguard configs you can have, only 5.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like Proton VPN. If you're on Arch you can download and build their client from the AUR, or by using Pacman. I just use their client, but if you prefer you can also connect via OpenVPN and use something else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I also use Proton VPN as well as Proton mail, Calendar and drive (proton cloud storage). I am also on arch and quite satisfied with Proton.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Mullvad" with "NextDNS" is my fav combination now. For connecting to my personal servers and network at home, I use WireGuard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm miffed that mullvad did away with recurring subscriptions, so you have to remember to refill the account if you have stuff relying on it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes that's correct... I don't really have anything relying on my connections 24/7 so that's not an issue for me personally.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

PIA for Linux. You download a .run file and install it. It also install a CLI command piactl if you are into scripting. You can use either a Wireguard or OpenVPN connection. You can also do port forwarding.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Openvpn. Only time I've used something else has been due to work requirements.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I use Mullvad on Arch and it's never given me any trouble. No Flatpak AFAIK but you can get it from the AUR.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I believe PIA is on Arch. I've been using it on Windows for years and never had an issue, same of when I used it on Debian for a while.

I hear Mullvad is good too but I'm currently paying half as much for PIA as I would be for Mullvad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Both Mullvad and PIA are on AUR for Arch, and they both have .deb packages for debian tree. Mullvad has an .rpm for redhat

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Why not just use the native OpenVPN or Wireguard client? Most VPN providers support both protocols.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Torguard has by far the most feature-packed client for Linux that I've tried. It can kill applications when the VPN disconnects, and you can define scripts you want to run before, during, or after a VPN connection is established.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

ovpn is pretty good so far and supports port forwarding. You can easily create wireguard configs for your system.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OVPN and WG are protocols, not providers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Huh, TIL. Did they hire the same people to make their site as Mullvad lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

OP is asking for a service recommendation, not a protocol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

AirVPN has a number of Linux options running through openVPN or wireguard https://airvpn.org/linux/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Since you insist on a Flatpak, ProtonVPN has a Flatpak client

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

just use nmcli to import your vpn profiles either openvpn or wireguard

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

OP is asking for a service recommendation, not a protocol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've reliably used Torguard for at least 15 years. They have clients for many Linux distros, including Arch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Some flavor of Wireguard.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

been with windscribe for 5 years now on arch, it works great. There's only a CLI app but it works fine

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t know if it’s the best, but proton vpn exists in a flatpak that works without issue. That’s what I use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Airvpn and mullvad according to my experience have served me pretty well. Mullvad seems to have disabled something related port forwarding recently. I've been using airvpn, and if u don't mind its slightly old school interface, its the best option(and its pretty cheap as well).

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use NordVPN, works well with Arch, no gui just terminal, only about three times to get it logged, to the country you want to use, and running

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I used to have Nord, it seems a little pricey to me?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I am also using NordVPN. They seem to have always a 'deal' with 60 to 70% off, otherwise it would be too expensive.

But I am using it out of lazyness to look for alternatives as it kind of just works with openVPN on Linux. Maybe there are better VPNs out there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They often do some promotions, got mine at about half price

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