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 Today we will learn how to install a free vpn in our linux system. The vpn I'm talking here is proton free vpn. 

Although it's free you need to sign up with proton vpn to access the VPN. This tutorial is applicable only for debian based distributions, so proceed with caution if you have arch based os, windows or macos.

1) Go to https://protonvpn.com/free-vpn and then click on get proton free vpn and then click on continue with free.

2) Sign in or sign up if you don't have an account, after that sign in.

3) On the left menu click on downloads and download for GNU/Linux. If you want it for your operating system do that here. This is direct download link for linux https://protonvpn.com/download-linux.  After going to that link click on install proton vpn. here if you are confused https://protonvpn.com/support/linux-vpn-setup/

4) click on debian https://protonvpn.com/support/official-linux-vpn-debian/ and follow the onscreen commands from steps 1 to 3.

5) now that you have reached the installation page we need to get the repository first by typing the code into terminal app. 

wget https://repo.protonvpn.com/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-all/protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.3-2_all.deb

6) install the vpn app by follow commands line by line.

sudo dpkg -i ./protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.3-2_all.deb && sudo apt update 

sudo apt install proton-vpn-gnome-desktop

sudo apt install libayatana-appindicator3-1 gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1 gnome-shell-extension-appindicator

7) once everything is installed you can now close the terminal app and then search for the proton vpn app in your applications menu. Open proton vpn app.

8) sign in to your proton vpn. connect to a free server and there you have it.

The versions and code might change in the future depending on the software version, that is why I've added links so that you will get the latest code and up to date information.

I heard about warpinator in 2022 when it was bundled by default in the linuxmint installation for easy file

sharing in the local area network.

Bro! What’s local area network?

Local Area Network is the network which you have hosted at your home. For example, if you have a wifi router

and 4-5 devices are connected to it. So, Each device is connected to each other via the wifi router.

With Warpinator you can share files to anyone who is logged in to the same network. I am also trying it for the

first time so let’s learn together.

Open warpinator by pressing the windows key or super key for linux enthusiasts.

It will tell you to input a secret password. Put it and if you have not set warpinator on any device it will show

“No other computer found...”

Now install warpinator on your android phone or windows laptop. As of today warpinator supports Windows,

Android, Linux and iOS. 

For Windows it is called Winpinator https://winpinator.swisz.cz/ 

Android app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slowscript.warpinator

After installing you will automatically see devices pop-up in both your devices. 

Click on something to share and watch it go.

You better use this method if you care about privacy as all the protocols used in these are open sourced

meaning each line of code is available for the developers to check and audit. If there would be any

discrepencies it would had been called out already.

I know there’s something like google nearby Share and it’s good with android ecosystem there’s no doubt.

We don’t know the protocols and code used beneath as it is closed source.

References

winpinator Github https://github.com/swiszczoo/winpinator

warpinator android Github https://github.com/slowscript/warpinator-android