Basically the title. RiseUp VPN doesn’t want to work here (though if someone can help me get it going, that would be awesome), and I don’t have the cash on hand to even do a risky free trial that I might forget about.
Perfect is the enemy of good for me here. I’ve used RiseUp exclusively since I swapped to Linux, but now that I’m on a Fedora based install, that vpn does not want to play nice.
Sorry but I can’t tell you or my comment could be removed for advertising… good luck.
What VPN protocol are you using? Shouldn’t be too different between distros. That is unless you’re using their exclusive app that may be on one distro but not the other.
Nothing specific right now. I’m just trying to get some protection. I’ll do what it takes!
Yeah, but what were you using with RiseUp that was working on Debian but not on Fedora? OpenVPN? Wireguard? PPTP? SSH sock?
I actually don’t know. It was a one and done snap install.
Yeah, I wouldn’t use snap package of the vendor-specific app to avoid possible vendor lock-in like this (among many reasons).
Try to find a more standard way to connect. OpenVPN and WireGuard would be some of the most pleasant to work with.
I see that they offer a debian package, see if you can get it working with DistroBox. I’ve seen another user get a VPN working that way, so this might help.
AirVPN isn’t particularly fast but it gives you wireguard configuration so it runs on basically anything.
only good frre vpns are proton and windscribe and neither support p2p for free
Windscribe free doesn’t support P2P anymore? Hmm, that’s an interesting development.
PrivadoVPN have a free tier too but same as windscribe limited to 10GB per month, and proton doesn’t allow P2P for free.
Using a free vpn is basicaly inviting the vpn service to your home and offering them to sell all your traffic and browsing data. It might be better to use no vpn at all over a free one. Remember - if it’s free, you are the product….
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Linux is free… am I the product?
free as in freedom, not as free beer
Linux is also free as in beer.
I know, it was a joke. Apparently not a funny one.
It’s lemmy. Any attempts at humor or disagreements aren’t allowed
Totally different things. Linux is open source and community developed. A VPN no
There are effectively zero commercial VPN services that will permit P2P traffic on their free servers, because they would be instantly swamped if they did. The few that do permit it for free, you have to ask yourself how they’re paying for that bandwidth.
Firstly you should not be using riseup for this. They are a non profit collective and the feds have seized their servers before.
Use i2p if you want privacy. Otherwise go in with a few friends for a vpn and split the cost.
AirVPN isn’t particularly fast but it gives you wireguard configuration so it runs on basically anything.
I’ve been using AirVPN for quite a while and they are reliable and very Linux-friendly. The Linux GUI (Eddie) is easy to use, too.
Yeah, no. As soon as I looked into this it requires subscription. Also, the GUI is suspiciously old. Like GNOME from 15+ years ago old.
What? Having to pay to get a service? RIDICULOUS! Maybe try watching the trending section on YouTube and using the first promo code you see. I’m sure the advertising company that bought Nord VPN won’t share everything you torrent with anyone who asks.
It isn’t that I am unwilling to pay. I am incapable.
You could try I2p but but there is very little there and it is very slow. I would recommend I2p+ for easiest setup.
What gui? Its a wireguard or openvpn config file. Remember that if its free, you’re the product.
I admit that I screwed up somehow. I got eager and followed an old search result. Not sure how to fix that or if it is worth it.
None. Pay for your VPN.
This doesn’t make you anonymous.
Pretty sure Proton has a free option, don’t know how fast it is though.
No P2P with free Proton.
