Question NordVPN doesn't support Fedora Silverblue

[silverblues]

Users beware that without any notification, NordVPN decided to not support Fedora Silverblue.
Silverblue uses rpm-ostree instead of dnf and differs in other ways.
Silverblue is nice to use.

 

[bill001g]

I assume you mean you can't install the client software from nord?

I have not looked at that distribution but doesn't it come with openvpn and wireguard as part of the OS. Not sure if nord has a configuration file for these like they do for the router images but i would think they at least document the settings. I for many years have used the open clients rather than using the apps from vpn vendors. A lot of them might install correctly but they can be close to impossible to uninstall. With the generic vpn clients all you are doing is setting up a config files it reads and you can easily delete that if you say change vpn providers.

 

[evermorex76]

It seems like this happened quite some time ago and it's not because of anything NordVPN did. Companies generally don't make announcements when they don't support a product on another product, or stop supporting it. NordVPN isn't excluding Silverblue specifically, they're just not supporting rpm-ostree. Not their fault that Silverblue uses it. With the thousands (okay maybe hundreds but they keep increasing) of Linux distros no software provider can test with them all or guarantee they'll work even if they DID supposedly work the same way as one that they do support, and they obviously will only put resources into supporting those that are going to cover the most customers, i.e., the package managers that are most popular.

And yes, NordVPN like others appears to provide configuration files to load into the open clients.

 

[cruisetung]

See if instruction here helps
https://discussion.fedoraproject.or...lp-installing-nordvpn-on-silverblue-40/114198

as suggested, if you are using NordVPN's OpenVPN protocol, you can also
https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/20164827795345-Connect-to-NordVPN-using-Linux-Terminal

Connecting to NordVPN (Linux Network Manager)

To connect to NordVPN using the Linux Network Manager, follow these steps: Download the OpenVPN Configuration File Package and extract them into a folder of your choice. Enter the f...

support.nordvpn.com

NordVPN does support Wireguard protocol, but it has its own implementation (called NordLynx) and does not use Wireguard config file. Need further investigation.

 

[silverblues]

It seems like this happened quite some time ago and it's not because of anything NordVPN did. Companies generally don't make announcements when they don't support a product on another product, or stop supporting it. NordVPN isn't excluding Silverblue specifically, they're just not supporting rpm-ostree. Not their fault that Silverblue uses it. With the thousands (okay maybe hundreds but they keep increasing) of Linux distros no software provider can test with them all or guarantee they'll work even if they DID supposedly work the same way as one that they do support, and they obviously will only put resources into supporting those that are going to cover the most customers, i.e., the package managers that are most popular.

And yes, NordVPN like others appears to provide configuration files to load into the open clients.

I don't know how long ago ... but I used Silverblue 41. 42 came out around 2 mos ago. Support: it's about competitiveness and customer support. If you dig and dig you will find a NordVPN rep saying they have no plans to support ostree. With all the apps available, why would they decide to not support it. That's the point I was trying to make.

 

[evermorex76]

If you dig and dig you will find a NordVPN rep saying they have no plans to support ostree. With all the apps available, why would they decide to not support it.

I didn't have to dig TOO hard to find that. And I already said why. It doesn't make economic sense for the company to put the resources into it when so few users need it. They would spend more money supporting it than they'll lose by having Silverblue users cancel their accounts or not sign up. That's the nature of commercial businesses. They clearly don't even see it becoming more popular in the near future. (Wikipedia lists a whopping 7 projects that use ostree, or 10 if you count all of Red Hat's atomic distros. Compared to the other 600 which don't use ostree.)

And the fact that one company has FOUR atomic distros plus their main THREE is about the most obvious example of why Linux will never be a mainstream consumer OS.