Mullvad Browser
How to install Mullvad Browser in Kicksecure.
Introduction[edit]
The Mullvad Browser Downloader (by Kicksecure developers) is similar to the Tor Browser Downloader (by Whonix developers) which is documented on the Whonix's Tor Browser wiki page.
Installation[edit]
1. Download the Mullvad Browser downloader by Kicksecure developers.
Install package(s) tb-updater tb-starter
. Follow steps A to E.
Platform specific notice.
- Kicksecure: No special notice.
- Kicksecure-Qubes: In Template.
Update the package lists and upgrade the system .
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
Install the tb-updater tb-starter
package(s).
Using apt
command line
--no-install-recommends
option
is in most cases optional.
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends tb-updater tb-starter
Platform specific notice.
- Kicksecure: No special notice.
- Kicksecure-Qubes: Shut down Template and restart App Qubes based on it as per Qubes Template Modification .
Done.
The procedure of installing package(s) tb-updater tb-starter
is complete.
2. Run the Mullvad Browser downloader.
update-mullvadbrowser
Start[edit]
mullvadbrowser
Mullvad VPN[edit]
To the knowledge of the author written in February 2024...
One might make the assumption that a browser developed a VPN provider's, uses the VPN provider's VPN by default. Therefore one might assume that Mullvad Browser (MB) uses Mullvad VPN by default.
- Does MB use Mullvad VPN by default? No.
- Does MB Firefox extension allow to enable Mullvad VPN directly inside Firefox or MB? No.
- What is the purpose of MB Firefox extension? It shows the status if Mullvad VPN is in use or not. It also comes with a fail-closed mechanism. If enabled, when using Mullvad VPN system wide (through the usual means of enabling a VPN without using any specific browser) then it will make sure that the browser cannot generate non-VPN traffic.
Please ask Mullvad for clarification, not Kicksecure. Please edit the wiki should this information be incorrect or outdated.
Upstream bug report:
Discussions[edit]
- https://github.com/Kicksecure/tb-updater/issues/25
- https://github.com/Kicksecure/tb-updater/pull/26
- https://forums.kicksecure.com/t/tor-project-is-resurrecting-secbrowser-as-mullvad-browser/101/11
- MB as a Kicksecure Default Browser? No. This is a declined feature request. For reasons, see chapter Mullvad Browser as Kicksecure Default Browser?.
See Also[edit]
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