Open hpsaturn opened 2 years ago
We do have the command-line interface. But at the moment it's not possible to compile the client without the UI. See https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/blob/main/docs/Command-line-interface.md
@bakulf Then why aren't you prioritizing the decoupling of the command-line tool from the Qt6 desktop version? This pointless dependency makes the client incredibly tedious and slow to build, which is especially problematic for Linux users who are using a non-Ubuntu distro, and would be okay with at least having a functional command-line client.
And why do we need a custom client for Mozilla VPN anyway? I thought WireGuard was supposed to be an industry standard. :confused:
I'm agree with you. I'm going to return to NordVPN, that is a clear solution, with good compatibility cross any Linux Desktop and distribution. I reported this issue or feature request six months ago and nothing. I don't want install QT6 in my Desktop, why we need that? it is a simple VPN connection, we don't need this overweight code. On the other hand I tryed to do tethering from my Mozilla VPN instance on Android, and also it doesn't works. Mozilla VPN for Linux user like you or me, only works on Android :( please!
@hpsaturn Before you return to NordVPN, please give MozWire a try. It was exactly what I was looking for: a distro-neutral command-line solution to on-board a Linux machine to Mozilla VPN, and making it work with the GNOME ConnectionManager, just like with any other generic standard VPN solution.
I only discovered this tool after I wrote this reply.
This was the missing puzzle piece for me to enjoy MozillaVPN on my non-Ubuntu Linux system.
MozWire even has features that the official client lacks, such as multi-hop!
Thanks, works fine. Well, whatever, I think that Mozilla should work on this issue, because a third party sometimes is another hole in the security. For now, I think that this issue will continue open.
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Which is the reason for try to have Qt6 for an simple VPN connection. Qt6 it's ok for end users, but not is possible only a CLI like other VPN alternatives, for example NordVPN? I don't know, I'm wrong or the documentation is not clear, but I cant see a build options to have a simple CLI client. In Debian for example try to build this client is hard.
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