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Does Mullvad VPN run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Mullvad makes a Linux app with a graphical window, shipped as Debian and Red Hat packages, and your account number is all you need to sign in.
Mullvad treats Linux as a proper platform rather than an afterthought. Its Linux download page offers both .deb and .rpm packages, which are the two common Linux installer formats, for Intel and ARM machines, and describes an app you click rather than type at.
The supported list on that page names Ubuntu 24.04 and newer, Debian 12 and newer, and Fedora 43 and newer, on 64-bit machines. Older releases may still work but are outside what Mullvad tests.
Features people rely on are present, including split tunnelling, which lets you choose apps that bypass the VPN. Mullvad also publishes plain WireGuard configuration files for anyone whose system the app does not cover, though that route is more work.
Signing in is unusual in a way that helps here. Mullvad uses an account number rather than an email address and password, so you type the same number you used on Windows and you are connected. Nothing to export, nothing to migrate.
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