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Mullvad DNS for Linux and Firefox settings (self.privacy)

submitted 1 month ago by intro to c/[email protected]

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I used Mullvad's guide to change the DNS in Linux Mint and it worked. But I have a question about Firefox's DNS over HTTPS settings. Can I turn it to off now that the whole operating system uses the Mullvad DNS?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Afaik you should be able to. You could always try it and check your IP at a dns leak test site.

[–] intro 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I checked it. I used the adblock.dns.mullvad.net option and adblocking works fine on all browsers without using adblock extensions. The checker on Mullvad's website shows the DNS info as it should. I think maybe there's no need for Firefox DNSoH settings anymore because the whole OS uses Mullvad DNS now. But I don't know enough about DNS to be sure.