Proton VPN Linux: features finally at your fingertips

VPN providers that offer a real graphical interface to their service are still too rare. Among the most important we find Mullvad or Proton VPN, but generally the application unfortunately remains spartan, not providing access to the wealth of features available on macOS or Windows.

More and more Linux users

However, the consideration of Linux among VPN providers could well change in the years to come. Indeed, Linux users are more and more numerous and often more sensitive to security and privacy issues. However, as Samuele Kaplun, Proton VPN Manager, points out, “Too much, companies often don’t spend the time or effort to ensure that Linux users can benefit from the same features or user experience offered to Mac or Windows users.” Generally, most options are “adjusted” using command lines in the terminal, which, even for the geekiest among us, is not the most convenient way.

This new version of the Proton VPN Linux app supports a range of advanced security and privacy features such as:

• NetShield Ad-blocker — A DNS filtering feature that can block ads, trackers and malware.
• Kill Switch — Ensures that users’ real IP address is not exposed if their VPN connection is interrupted.
• VPN Accelerator — Can increase VPN speeds by up to 400%.
• Secure Core — A VPN security solution where the server is located only in countries with strict privacy laws.

For now, the Linux app only provides access to the OpenVPN protocol while we all want WireGuard. Proton engineers are aware of this and are working hard on implementing the protocol in the Linux module.

In the future, Proton VPN will officially support the Linux app on the latest versions of Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora.

VPN tests are resuming on Les Numériques and we will not fail to return to the Proton service in the coming weeks.