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@Senpai FYI - Wireguard is in MXPI > Enabled, in MX-21.3 Xfce.

++EDIT IIRC, Proton's website said that openVPN UDP should be used, or is the default.
BUT, Proton has about a half-a-dozen different installation pages, CLI, Debian, Linux APP, and one specifically for MX, and others, I believe.

But I don't know this stuff.
++EDIT2 I stand corrected:

Proton VPN now uses WireGuard by default because it is secure while also being faster and more efficient than OpenVPN.

per: https://protonvpn.com/blog/openvpn-vs-wireguard/

Wireguard built in kernel: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/03 ... ux-kernel/

Cheers!

Hi:
I'm using this MX respin with Cinnamon 6.4, I've installed my free version of ProtonVPN and I see that by default it uses WireGuard... it doesn't give me any problems, what server do you use? the website of your VPN server should give you instructions on how to install WireGuard.

hi, i'm using my own wireguard-server and within kde, gnome and xfce the wireguard.conf-file are loading without any problems. in cinnamon i can use nmcli-commands but i want to use a graphical system-tools .... and i don't want to install or compile any other software!

hi, i'm using my own wireguard-server and within kde, gnome and xfce the wireguard.conf-file are loading without any problems. in cinnamon i can use nmcli-commands but i want to use a graphical system-tools .... and i don't want to install or compile any other software!

ok, when i use your 6.4.6 version of cinnamon i can install the wireguard-file with nmcli-commands and in the taskbar i can switch the vpn on and off. so, it depends on which version cinnamon is. on my thinclient-pc im on 5.6.8 ...

next question: how to upgrade?

@Senpai

ok, i was able to upgrade cinnamon on my system to 6.4.6 and all works as expected. many thanks to you for your work and help!

cheers

harpmaster wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 6:48 pm ok, when i use your 6.4.6 version of cinnamon i can install the wireguard-file with nmcli-commands and in the taskbar i can switch the vpn on and off. so, it depends on which version cinnamon is. on my thinclient-pc im on 5.6.8 ...
next question: how to upgrade?

Hi:
I seem to remember that my first version of MX-Cinnamon/LMDE respin was with Cinnamon 6.2.9. How can you have 5.6.8? that's the version of Cinnamon from Debian that is installed from the Debian repos that MX-Linux comes with?
Are you sure you had 5.6.8, because do you have my respin installed, or do you have Cinnamon installed from the Debian repos which is 5.6.8....

Best regards

MXRobo wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 3:53 pm @Senpai FYI - Wireguard is in MXPI > Enabled, in MX-21.3 Xfce.

++EDIT IIRC, Proton's website said that openVPN UDP should be used, or is the default.
BUT, Proton has about a half-a-dozen different installation pages, CLI, Debian, Linux APP, and one specifically for MX, and others, I believe.

But I don't know this stuff.
++EDIT2 I stand corrected:

Proton VPN now uses WireGuard by default because it is secure while also being faster and more efficient than OpenVPN.

per: https://protonvpn.com/blog/openvpn-vs-wireguard/

Wireguard built in kernel: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/03 ... ux-kernel/

Cheers!

Hi:
Thanks, yes, I didn't have to install anything and Proton works with Wireguard without any problems.

Best regards

Senpai wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:21 am

harpmaster wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 6:48 pm ok, when i use your 6.4.6 version of cinnamon i can install the wireguard-file with nmcli-commands and in the taskbar i can switch the vpn on and off. so, it depends on which version cinnamon is. on my thinclient-pc im on 5.6.8 ...
next question: how to upgrade?

Hi:
I seem to remember that my first version of MX-Cinnamon/LMDE respin was with Cinnamon 6.2.9. How can you have 5.6.8? that's the version of Cinnamon from Debian that is installed from the Debian repos that MX-Linux comes with?
Are you sure you had 5.6.8, because do you have my respin installed, or do you have Cinnamon installed from the Debian repos which is 5.6.8....

Best regards

hello, i installed it from the repos and found later your respin. i tried the wireguard-files in your cimmanon-version and it works out of the box. i cannot remove my first installation, 'cause my wife needs it for homeoffice and she doesn't like xfce, kde and gnome ... grrr. she has to use a paid version of teamviewer and i cannot change a lot of my installation. but now i could install the 6.4.6 version of cinnamon after i looked a little bit in your respin and searched the internet. many thanks for that!

I installed to a vm. I haven't tried everything out yet, but I like the modern clean look.

piperdan wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:41 am I installed to a vm. I haven't tried everything out yet, but I like the modern clean look.

Hi:
Glad you like it, I'm using it as my main system with no problems, Cinnamon has been updated from ISO version 6.4.6 to 6.4.8 with no problems, and I haven't encountered any bugs in using it or installing my programs.

Best regards

I just tested one of my favorite MX features, the MX snapshot tool, and it works as advertised. Still on the vm.