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Do I still get updates if I install from .deb file?
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The answer is going vary by package. If the deb file adds a repo containing updates for itself, then yes. If not, then no.
I assumed it's not the case since mullvad states it's not meant to be used on mont, but is there a way to check?
Look at the files in
/etc/apt/sources.listand/etc/apt/sources.list.d.you can also just check
dpkg -L $installed_package_name | grep /etc/apt/to find files that would have been installed by the package there.