Package Request: Mullvad

[crypnull]

Name: Mullvad
What is it: Mullvad is a VPN service that helps keep your online activity, identity, and location private.
Homepage: https://mullvad.net/en/
Licensing: GPL v3.0
Github repo: https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app

[emacsomancer]

(in the meantime, Nix's version of the mullvadvpn-app works well on Void.)

[esmoak]

(in the meantime, Nix's version of the mullvadvpn-app works well on Void.)

Thanks for this. Looks like it's time for me to figure out Nix packages.

[emacsomancer]

(in the meantime, Nix's version of the mullvadvpn-app works well on Void.)

Thanks for this. Looks like it's time for me to figure out Nix packages.

It's pretty easy. Basically follow the instructions at https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#ch-installing-binary and then nix-env -i mullvad-vpn.

(Though the installer expects systemd; but it's easy enough to add ~user/.nix-profile/bin/nix-daemon & to your /etc/rc.local or whatever to start the Nix daemon; or create a runit script.)

[emacsomancer]

@esmoak FYI: I've written a WireGuard-specific interface to Mullvad which is a bit simpler (and much faster): https://gitlab.com/emacsomancer/volemad

[F0Xde]

I'd like to try and package mullvad, but I haven't written any such package yet and the build seems rather complicated as it builds multiple things with different languages and tools.

[StellarOrbit]

Hello everyone, I have created an init script for MullVad VPN and have tested it on my void linux install. I am working on creating an xbps package, but I have never packaged a program before so that might take a while. IN the meantime, do this to get it working on your runit based system.
Extract the deb archive using ar x and then extract the data.tar.xz file into a folder named mullvad. Then cd into that directory and copy the opt and usr folders to /

Then after that, go either into /etc/sv/ or /etc/runit/sv/ and create a folder named mullvad. cd into that directory and then do touch run && chmod +x run as root.

Edit the file with any text editor and then put this in there:

#!/bin/sh
exec 2>&1
sv check dbus > /dev/null || exit 1
exec /opt/Mullvad\ VPN/resources/mullvad-daemon -v --disable-stdout-timestamps

Save the file and then sudo ln -s from either /etc/sv/mullvad or /etc/runit/sv to either /var/service or /run/runit/service

[polkaulfield]

I made this script to install/update mullvad on void if anyone is interested. I'll try to make a package building from source when I have time.
https://gist.github.com/polkaulfield/018824ab3cb082ae2570c88c3e7df57e