
Learn how to use the Proton VPN Linux app Notes 1.

You can now connect to the internet privately and securely using Proton VPN. If you do not yet have an account, you can sign up for a Free Proton VPN plan. Restart your system and log in with your Proton account credentials. If you’re not sure which it is, use the following command to find out: grep '/usr/s\?bin' /etc/systemd/system/rvice If asked to choose your default displays manager, enter the correct option. Sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 If you want a system tray icon that stays active when you close the main Proton VPN window and allows you to easily Quick Connect or Disconnect, open Terminal and run:

Open Terminal and enter: sudo apt-get updateįinal step! Enter: sudo apt-get install protonvpn Linux system tray icon (optional) Doing this allows you to install the Proton VPN App. The following command updates the list of available packages and their versions. If you want to check the repo package integrity, you can check its checksum with the following command: echo "c409c819eed60985273e94e575fd5dfd8dd34baef3764fc7356b0f23e25a372c protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.3_all.deb" | sha256sum -check. Our internal release process is split into several part and the release package is signed with a GPG key, and the repo is signed with another GPG key. Please don’t try to check the GPG signature of this release package (dpkg-sig –verify). It is not the app itself.ĭouble-click the downloaded DEB package to install the repository using your default package manager. This package contains the repository configuration and keys that are required to install the Proton VPN app.

Download the setup package for the Proton VPN repo sitory

It should work on most distros based on these versions of Ubuntu, but we haven’t tested them and therefore do not officially support them.ġ. Our app officially supports Ubuntu 20.04+ (LTS and non-LTS versions).
