Restart your system and log in with your Proton account credentials. If you do not yet have an account, you can sign up for a Free Proton VPN plan.
You can now connect to the internet privately and securely using Proton VPN.
Use the following commands to uninstall our official app for Linux:
sudo apt-get autoremove protonvpn
Remove any leftover files:
You can easily turn off the kill switch inside our Linux app, but this isn’t possible if you have already uninstalled it. In this case, you can remove the kill switch and restore access to the internet as follows:
a) Identify the Proton VPN connection name with the command:
nmcli connection show --active
This will show a list of your system’s active connections.
b) Look for any connections that begin with prefix pvpn- This usually includes pvpn-killswitch and pvpn-ipv6leak-protection, and may include pvpn-routed-killswitch. Delete all these connections using the following command:
nmcli connection delete [connection name]
nmcli connection delete pvpn-killswitch
c) Re-run the following command to check that all Proton VPN connections have been removed:
nmcli connection show --active
If you see any Proton VPN connections left, delete them as described above.
Most distros have one of these dependencies installed, so usually no further action is needed. If neither dependency is installed on your system, you will need to install one of them for the Proton VPN app to work:
Note that we do not recommend installing both of them, as conflicts may occur.
(Again, this is pre-installed on most Linux distributions):
If you wish to help Proton by finding and reporting bugs in our software, you can download the early-access version of our Linux app. Doing this gives you access to new features before they are released publicly, but you may encounter stability and other issues while using the app.
To try out the early-access version of our Linux app, you must first uninstall the release version of the app (as described above).
Then download the following package instead of the one linked to in step 1 of the guide above.
You can then install and set up Proton VPN, as described above. If you wish to revert to using the release version of our app, uninstall the early access version first.
Instructions for the setup and use are otherwise identical to those for the release version of our app. To check the integrity of the package, use the following command:
echo "74b37593b4e9d49842c11cd921635eb29e0a190ab16f56c53d3f41f9e1bc5707 protonvpn-beta-release_1.0.3-2_all.deb" | sha256sum --check -
Warning: We do not recommend using our early access app if your threat model calls for high security or if you’re not experienced using Linux.
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