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Is ProtonVPN worth it?

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Is ProtonVPN worth it?

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Got reminded of this while reading about ProtonMail. The reason I haven’t gotten into proper #piracy is that I don’t have a VPN for torrenting, and the reason I don’t have a VPN is that I don’t #torrent. So it would be nice if I got a good VPN while #degoogling myself.

Will ProtonVPN rat me out to Comcast? I know some VPNs don’t hide what you’re downloading from your ISP, for reasons I don’t fully understand.

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Xilabar the Dice Goblin@dice.campOP
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@akilou good to know about the Linux, I am a Linux user

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KingJalopy @lemm.ee
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This is lemmy. That’s a given at this point lol.

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odium@programming.dev
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Op is actually on mastadon. Still the fediverse, so the Linux rule still applies imo.

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stifle867@programming.dev
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The new app only officially supports limited distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora). The CLI isn’t updated to v4 yet. You can still connect to the VPN by downloading the config files (OpenVPN or Wireguard) and connecting through, e.g., wg-quick https://protonvpn.com/support/linux-vpn-setup/

It’s weird, because despite not having port forwarding on Linux I’ve never had any problems torrenting.

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Xilabar the Dice Goblin@dice.campOP
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@stifle867 interesting. I would prefer to have port-forwarding to cover my ass, though. I personally use Zorin OS, which is based on Debian, so maybe it might work?

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stifle867@programming.dev
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Port forwarding is not a cover your ass privacy feature, it’s a compatibility feature.

I just did a quick search and yes, Zorin OS is based on Ubuntu so it will be able to work with all the regular Ubuntu packages such as those provided by Proton VPN.

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eclipse@sh.itjust.works
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Last I checked the Flatpak is an old version of Proton VPN. Look up how to get the beta release for your distro to get the latest features.

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