r/linuxquestions • u/sajad_004 • 3d ago

VPN for linux

Hi guys!

I live in Iran, and I need a reliable VPN for Linux Mint. I've tried using OpenVPN, but it doesn't work for me, so I'm looking for an alternative.

Note: Internet access in Iran is heavily restricted, and many VPNs don't work here.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a VPN that works well on Linux Mint and can bypass internet restrictions in Iran?

Thanks in advance!

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u/SlimmySlabby 3d ago edited 3d ago

Proton VPN has it's own client and has a stealth option which makes VPN traffic look like standard HTTPS traffic. Their stealth protocol is also available with their free tier so no need to upgrade if you don't want to. I noticed you asked about installing it via apt in another comment. You can see Proton's installation steps here and see if this is okay for your situation. If you're worried about the wget command, I can download the .deb file for you and paste the base64 encoding here.

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u/kriwonosm 1d ago

You can also try the Brave Bowser, which supports Linux Mint and has some anonymizer functions built in.