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

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

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[email protected] • 11 months ago

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.

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It’s a problem anywhere, centralised software repositories help combat it to a degree.

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