I’m migrating from Windows 10 to Linux Mint and so far, the transition has been smooth. So I need a free unlimited VPN. On Windows 10, I was using either ProtonVpn or Betternet. Any suggestions?
VPN provider doesn’t matter a huge amount, as long as they support either Wireguard or OpenVPN. I’ve yet to find one that doesn’t, but I don’t go out of my way to look for them.
You don’t need to use the VPN provider’s special program (which are frequently buggy or just rubbish), you can and should connect to it directly using your network management software, which might require the installation of a plugin, e.g. NetworkManager has an OpenVPN plugin which makes connecting trivial.
If the VPN is free, however, you need to ask yourself the question of where the money comes from to sustain their business.
You can use Proton Vpn via openvpn in your Linux distro also.
I’m confuzzled.
Why does the os matter when using a VPN?
ProtonVPN has a linux client. Also you can just use OpenVPN
Unrelated but is Betternet trustworthy? They also seemed suspicious to me.
Do you need a change of output nodes? If so, use the services. Both paid and free.
If one node is enough for you, take VDS and deploy your VPN on it.
https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install
After installation:
- create dir /home/root (when working from root, the problem of the incorrect path in the script itself);
- copy to local machine /etc/openvpn/tls-crypt.key;
- copy to local machine /home/root/YOUR_SETTING_FILE.ovpn;
- add ovpn settings to your connection manager.
In most countries, you can find cheap VDS with 1 GB of RAM and 1 CPU core for 2-3 dollars.
I have yet to try this service, but it provided by the University of Tsukuba in Japan.
Try riseup-VPN. I’ve been using it on my ubuntu for over a year. Also, try configuring UltraSurf to work on wine in ubuntu.
Trustable? I dunno. Usable: www.vpnbook.com/
farm your dns through dns-crypt and your vpn provider will have a tougher time tracking you.
For browsing u have Opera with a built in VPN, but I’m not sure if works with Linux.
Never use a free VPN.
If it’s free you have to think about how & why something that costs money to operate is free to you.
Chances are, you’re the product.
With VPNs, you get what you pay for. I wouldn’t recommend a free one.
I use “Private Internet Access” for $3.33/month. It comes with an app that sits in your tray and gives you a big green ‘connect’ button, which makes it dead-simple to use.
How are you looking to use VPN? If you want to “mask” your ip I think pretty much every provider that does that is going to charge you as they have to pay for providing that service some how.
Absolutely agree. Free 3th party VPN is way to be compromised by design.
For anyway free tunneled websurfing it may be Tor (slow and eventual banned by popular websites) or Opera browser with integrated own vpn with country options (owned by chinese company now, but it’s famous project at least, and less chances for credentials leaks)
Because VPN providers like to make you use their app.
Often the special features of a particular VPN are available (or easily available) only through their proprietary app.
Idk. I only use VPN when downloading YouTube videos. My ISP throttle YouTube bandwidth to 50kb/sec.