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https://mullvad.net/en/help/install-mullvad-app-linux

Trying to install VPN and these are the instructions Mullvad is giving me. This is ridiculous. There must be a more simple way. I know how to follow the instructions but I have no idea what I'm doing here. Can't I just download a file and install it? I'm on Ubuntu.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

ChatGPT is garbage in garbage out. It'll probably tell you to curl a file off the internet and pipe it to bash as root.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I’m just suggesting he ask ChatGPT to explain what commands he copied off the internet do. I don’t suggest asking it for commands

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

To translate the second sentence for OP: it'll probably tell you to run a command to download a sus file and immediately run it as admin.