Since the users of Linux are not as massive as Windows and Mac, not all VPN providers offer a native app for Linux. If you use a VPN on a web browser, say Google Chrome, only connection from the associated browser will be protected by the VPN. On the other hand, some people need a VPN to protect the internet connection of the entire system instead of a web browser only.
By installing a VPN software on a Linux computer, all internet connection of the installed apps (that require an internet connection to work) will be protected the VPN. Here are 5 of the VPN software you can use if you are a Linux user. Surfshark is a popular enough VPN provider. It has over 1,700 servers in more than 60 different countries. The most important thing, if you are a Linux user, Surfshark offers a native VPN client for Linux so you can protect the internet connection of your entire Linux computer system. The VPN client app of Surfshark is GUI-based so you can enable your VPN by simply clicking a button. The binary file of the app is available in a DEB format.
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Some key features offered by Surfshark are: You can install it on Debian and the derivatives, including Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and other Debian-based distros. In addition to Linux, Surfshark is also available for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Google Chrome, and Firefox.
CyberGhostĬyberGhost also offers an app for Linux, but you need to open a terminal every time you want to connect to a VPN server as CyberGhost offers a CLI-based only VPN client.
At the time of writing (July 2, 2020), CyberGhost offers no GUI VPN client. You can install the VPN client app of CyberGhost on a wide range of distros like Ubuntu, Fedora, Linux Mint, and Pop OS. You can read this page to learn more.ĬyberGhost itself has about 6,200 services in over 80 countries.
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