Install Mullvad app on Linux

This guide shows how to install the Mullvad VPN app for Linux, either using our repository, or by downloading the installer manually.

The Mullvad VPN app is available in our repository for the following supported Linux distributions:

• Ubuntu (22.04, 24.04 and 24.10).
• Debian (11 and 12)
• Fedora (39+)

What this guide covers

• Installing the app using the Mullvad repository
  - Ubuntu/Debian
  - Fedora
• Installing the app without the Mullvad repository
• AppArmor
• FAQ

Installing the app using the Mullvad repository

To add our repository to your package manager and install it, follow the steps below.

Ubuntu/Debian

Install curl

sudo apt install curl

Download our signing key

The following command will download our PGP public key and store it where your package manager looks for trusted keyrings:

sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.asc https://repository.mullvad.net/deb/mullvad-keyring.asc

Option 1: Add the stable repository

This command adds the stable Mullvad repository to apt:

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.asc arch=$( dpkg --print-architecture )] https://repository.mullvad.net/deb/stable $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mullvad.list

Option 2: Add the beta/stable repository

If you would like to be a bit more bleeding edge and help us find bugs, you can add our beta repository instead. With this repository you will always get the latest public version of our app, beta or stable. Run this command instead of the above. Please note that you cannot have both repositories at the same time:

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.asc arch=$( dpkg --print-architecture )] https://repository.mullvad.net/deb/beta $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mullvad.list

Install the package

After the repository is added you can install the Mullvad app using these commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mullvad-vpn

The app should now be installed (if not, see Troubleshooting below), and will automatically be upgraded in the future when you run sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade.

You can now start using the app. For some help, see the guide Using the Mullvad VPN app or How to use the Mullvad CLI.

Uninstalling the app

If you ever want to uninstall the app, use this command:

sudo apt purge mullvad-vpn

Removing the repository

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mullvad.list

Troubleshooting

Q: Apt says that the repository does not have a Release file?

A: This would happen if you are running an unsupported Linux distribution. Please note that we only support Debian and Ubuntu, and only fairly new versions of them. You can see what platforms we support on our Downloads page. You can try to install the deb file manually if you accept that we do not test or support the Mullvad app with your distribution.

Q: Apt says "Unknown error executing apt-key"?

A: This can happen if you changed your umask so others can't read the Mullvad keyring file. Correct it with this command:

sudo chmod o+r /usr/share/keyrings/mullvad-keyring.asc

Fedora

Option 1: Add the stable repository

This command adds the stable Mullvad repository to dnf:

Fedora 41 and newer:

sudo dnf config-manager addrepo --from-repofile=https://repository.mullvad.net/rpm/stable/mullvad.repo

Fedora 40 and older:

sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://repository.mullvad.net/rpm/stable/mullvad.repo

Option 2: Add the beta/stable repository

If you would like to be a bit more bleeding edge and help us find bugs, you can add our beta repository instead. With this repository you will always get the latest public version of our app, beta or stable. Run this command instead of the above. Please note that you cannot have both repositories at the same time:

Fedora 41 and newer:

sudo dnf config-manager addrepo --from-repofile=https://repository.mullvad.net/rpm/beta/mullvad.repo

Fedora 40 and older:

sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://repository.mullvad.net/rpm/beta/mullvad.repo

Install the package

After the repository is added you can install the Mullvad app using this command:

sudo dnf install mullvad-vpn

The app should now be installed, and will automatically be upgraded in the future when you run sudo dnf upgrade. To force an update as soon as it's been made available use sudo dnf upgrade --refresh.

You can now start using the app. For some help, see the guide Using the Mullvad VPN app or How to use the Mullvad CLI.

Uninstalling the app

If you ever want to uninstall the app, use this command:

sudo dnf remove mullvad-vpn

Removing the repository

sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/mullvad.repo

Installing the app without the Mullvad repository

On Linux we recommend installing the Mullvad app via your package manager with our repository, as described above. However, if you can’t do that for some reason (you may be running another Linux distribution), then you can download and install the deb/rpm files manually.

Download and install the app

The latest Mullvad app version and beta version are available on the Downloads page on our website. If you have trouble downloading it from our website then you can download the app from our Github.

Open up a Terminal and run the following commands depending on your distribution:

Ubuntu/Debian (and Linux Mint etc)

wget --trust-server-names https://mullvad.net/download/app/deb/latest
sudo apt install ./MullvadVPN-YYYY.N_amd64.deb

Replace YYYY.N so it matches the name of the file you downloaded, for example "MullvadVPN-2025.2_amd64.deb".

Fedora

wget --trust-server-names https://mullvad.net/download/app/rpm/latest
sudo dnf install ./MullvadVPN-YYYY.N_x86_64.rpm

Replace YYYY.N so it matches the name of the file you downloaded, for example "MullvadVPN-2025.2_x86_64.rpm".

You can now start using the app. For some help, see the guide Using the Mullvad VPN app or How to use the Mullvad CLI. If there is a problem then see the FAQ below.

Uninstalling the app

If you ever want to uninstall the app, use one of these commands:

Ubuntu/Debian

sudo apt purge mullvad-vpn

Fedora

sudo dnf remove mullvad-vpn

AppArmor

AppArmor is a Linux security module that restricts app capabilities and permissions, using app specific profiles. It is installed and loaded by default in Ubuntu 24.04 as well as many distributions that are based on that, for example KDE neon 6.2 Plasma, Tuxedo OS and Elementary OS. You can check this by running aa-status.

If you install the Mullvad VPN app in Ubuntu 24.04 then the AppArmor profile is installed automatically. However if you upgrade from an earlier version of Ubuntu, or if you use an unsupported distribution then this may not be the case.

If the AppArmor profile is not installed for the Mullvad VPN app then you may see the following error message when you try to launch it:

[FATAL:setuid_sandbox_host.cc()] The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly. Rather than run without sandboxing, I'm aborting now. You need to make sure that /opt/Mullvad VPN/chrome-sandbox is owned by root and has mode 4755. 

You should not change the owner of chrome-sandbox. Instead, use the following two commands to enable the AppArmor profiles for Mullvad:

sudo cp /opt/Mullvad\ VPN/resources/apparmor_mullvad /etc/apparmor.d/mullvad

sudo apparmor_parser -r /etc/apparmor.d/mullvad

After that you should be able to start the Mullvad VPN app and connect.

FAQ

How to install Mullvad on Arch Linux or Manjaro?

We do not support Arch Linux or Manjaro, however you can try to install the unofficial AUR package. Another option is to use WireGuard or OpenVPN instead.

The mullvad-daemon does not start

Try to start it using sudo systemctl start mullvad-daemon. If it does not help then run sudo /usr/bin/mullvad-daemon -v

The Mullvad GUI does not start

Try to kill the Mullvad app GUI using killall mullvad-gui and start it without GPU acceleration with this command:

/opt/Mullvad\ VPN/mullvad-vpn --disable-gpu

DNS stops working some time after connecting to Mullvad VPN

This can happen if /etc/resolv.conf was updated by a newer version of NetworkManager. If so, configure systemd-resolved or install resolvconf/openresolv to manage the DNS.

I get “Permission denied” when using the apt package manager as non-privileged user

Ensure that your user has read access for /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mullvad.listfile. You can update the permissions for the file using the command below:sudo chmod 644 /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mullvad.list