🛡️ Installing MullvadVPN on Ubuntu

MullvadVPN is a privacy-focused VPN service that requires no personal information to create an account. This guide walks you through installing the MullvadVPN app on Ubuntu using either the official repository or manual download.

• 🐧 Ubuntu 22.04 or newer
• 🌐 Internet connection
• 🧾 Mullvad account (you only need an account number)

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

sudo apt install curl

⚠️ Do not use the Snap version of curl.

curl -fsSL https://mullvad.net/downloads/mullvad-key.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.gpg

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.gpg] https://repository.mullvad.net/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mullvad.list

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mullvad-vpn

wget --content-disposition https://mullvad.net/download/app/deb/latest

sudo apt install -y ./MullvadVPN-*.deb

mullvad-vpn

Or launch it from your desktop environment.

Enter your Mullvad account number (no email or password required).

Choose a location and click Connect.

Check your IP and DNS status:

mullvad status

• Restart service: `sudo systemctl restart mullvad-vpn`
• Check logs: `journalctl -u mullvad-vpn -f`
• Reinstall: rerun the install steps

• 🔗 Official Mullvad Linux Install Guide
• 🔐 Mullvad Account Portal
• 💬 Mullvad Community Forum