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RiseupVPN for Linux


1. Requirements
2. Snap Installation
3. Package Installation
4. Troubleshooting
1. Bug Reports and Feature Requests
2. Get the logs
3. Force quit
4. Won’t start
5. Have the tray icon visible on GNOME
6. RiseupVPN on Linux Mint
7. Test a pre-release version
8. Remove PID file
5. Source code

Requirements
To use Riseup’s VPN service, you will need to install the program called RiseupVPN. On Linux, it is available
either as a snap , or as a package in Debian Stable.

RiseupVPN is currently tested on Ubuntu LTS (18.04) and Debian Stable. If you have a different release, it
may or may not work.

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Snap Installation
If you use Ubuntu, snap is already installed. Otherwise, run:

sudo apt install snapd gnome-software-plugin-snap

Then, search for RiseupVPN in the Software Center or click on this link:

 Open RiseupVPN in Software Center (snap://riseup-vpn)

If the link above does not work for you, you can also install via the command line:

sudo snap install --classic riseup-vpn

If you get an error stating that “python” is missing from /usr/bin/env, you need to install python. This is the case
for instance in Lubuntu, at least since version 19.04.

Package Installation
The VPN is packaged in Debian bookworm and later, install it by running the following command in a terminal, or
look for the riseup-vpn package in your favorite package manager:

sudo apt install riseup-vpn

Older releases are not currently supported (but you can use the snap method above).

Troubleshooting
Bug Reports and Feature Requests
RiseupVPN is built using a free software program called bitmask-vpn.

Step 1: Search to see (https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-vpn/issues) if the bug has already been reported.

Step 2: Register an account (https://0xacab.org/users/sign_in) with 0xacab.org (https://0xacab.org) and log in.

Step 3: Create a new bug report or feature request (https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-vpn/issues/new).

Please include the following information in your bug report:

• Steps to reproduce the bug


• What is the expected behaviour and what do you see
• A screenshot if it is something visual
• Your linux distribution and its version
• The log of the program

Get the logs


The log of RiseupVPN is located in your home folder:

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~/.config/leap/systray.log

When reporting a bug it is very useful to include the log file.

Force quit
If anything stops working, run these commands and then try again:

sudo pkill -e -f riseup-vpn

Won’t start
If the launcher icon does not work, you can run RiseupVPN from the command line in order to identify the
problem:

/snap/bin/riseup-vpn.launcher

Any problem starting will be displayed on the terminal.

Have the tray icon visible on GNOME


In recent GNOME versions, tray icons are not shown by default, or are shown in a tiny tray in the bottom right of
the screen. In order to have RiseupVPN’s icon visible in the top-right corner of the screen, you can install the
AppIndicator GNOME extension and enable it:

For Debian-based distributions (only tested on Debian Buster): * Install package


gnome-shell-extension-appindicator , from the package manager or using this command line in a terminal:
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator * Close your session and reopen it, or restart
the computer * Open the Tweaks application, and in the left pane, select Extensions * Enable
“Kstatusnotifieritem/appindicator support” * Enjoy :)

RiseupVPN on Linux Mint


On Linux Mint, Snap is sometimes disabled by default, so you have to enable it first, by running the following
command:

sudo mv /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref.disabled

Then install Snap:

sudo apt install snapd

Install RiseupVPN from Snap:

sudo snap install --classic riseup-vpn

Create RiseupVPN entry in Linux Mint menu:

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cp /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/riseup-vpn_riseup-vpn.desktop /usr/share/applic
ations/

Test a pre-release version


If you want to help us test a development, pre-release version of RiseupVPN, you can install it using this
command:

sudo snap install --classic --beta riseup-vpn

Remove PID file


Sometimes RiseupVPN will fail to start if it thinks another version is already running.

If you get this error, run these commands:

sudo pkill -e -f riseup-vpn


test -f ~/.config/leap/systray.pid && rm -v ~/.config/leap/systray.pid

Source code
RiseupVPN’s clients are based on the open source software Bitmask. The code for the Linux client can be found
here (https://0xacab.org/leap/bitmask-vpn).

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