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Installing a VPN on Linux? Here are the Easiest Methods (www.cnet.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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[-] refalo@programming.dev 14 points 1 week ago

sudo curl

sudo random binary

Umm

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

sudo curl

I'd use curl to download with user permissions and then sudo mv to the desired place.

sudo random binary

The official binary of your vpn provider isn't exactly "random". They probably also provide means to check whether the downloaded binary is authentic. Yet, they don't elaborate on that here.

[-] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

To me, any binary I do not have the source code for is random. I have no idea what's in it and it could be doing any number of malicious things.

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes, but as it's the official binary of your VPN provider, you're going to need to trust them anyways when using their servers.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 1 week ago

Especially considering that every distribution can set up a VPN without any external tools.

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 week ago

They did state it was easy, not safe. Unsafe is always easier. (Until it isn't—I'd get back "-bash: sudo: command not found" if I just followed those directions without understanding.)