If I install software from .deb file, do I still get the updates & upgrades when I run sudo apt update / upgrade ? Or is flatpak the way to go? I’m not very familiar with flatpak, so I’m trying to avoid, but it seems that cons are limited. I’m currently running mint cinnamon (how original, I know), and asking because i can’t seem to add mullvad-vpn stable repo. Thank you for your help,

  • bizdelnick@lemmy.ml
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    7 days ago

    I’m currently running mint cinnamon (how original, I know), and asking because i can’t seem to add mullvad-vpn stable repo.

    What’s the problem? Mint is based on Ubuntu, use the corresponding Ubuntu repo (noble in case of Mint 22.1).

    • abrasiveteapot@sh.itjust.works
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      7 days ago

      Doesn’t always work - for example the mullvad browser won’t install on mint with the ubuntu instructions as OS version gets reported as Xia not noble (if I’m recalling the issue correctly it was 6-9 months ago)

      Yes you can amend the commands to get it to work but it’s definitely not beginner level, I had to faff around for an hour or so before I worked it out

      • bizdelnick@lemmy.ml
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        6 days ago

        What do you mean by “won’t install”? If you install it with apt from repo, apt doesn’t check the distro codename, it just checks if the package dependencies are satisfied.

        • abrasiveteapot@sh.itjust.works
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          6 days ago

          Really sorry, it’s too long ago to remember the exact error,

          but IIRC

          when you followed the ubuntu instructions for adding the repository it would kick an error because the command included a reference to noble and mint os name is xia so the contents of the osrelease when checked didnt match and it threw an error.

          Could be wrong, I didnt document it.

          The work around was to edit the commands.

          All a moot point now as

          a) the instructions now on the mullvad site don’t reference noble and

          b) mullvad now appears to be in the mint store (which is how you should always install if possible

          • bizdelnick@lemmy.ml
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            6 days ago
            disclaimer

            I’m a Debian user and not a Mullvad user. When installing software, I carefully read instructions and almost never follow them because in most cases I know how to deal with my distro better than developers.

            There is a repo for noble, I’ve checked this before writing my answer. It is always possible to edit apt sources config manually and specify any repo you want regardless your distro codename. IDK what is Mint Store, isn’t it about flatpacks that TS doesn’t want to use?