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Do I still get updates if I install from .deb file? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If I install software from .deb file, do I still get the updates & upgrades when I run sudo apt update / upgrade ? Or is flatpak the way to go? I'm not very familiar with flatpak, so I'm trying to avoid, but it seems that cons are limited. I'm currently running mint cinnamon (how original, I know), and asking because i can't seem to add mullvad-vpn stable repo. Thank you for your help,

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

Mullvad repo doesn't work in mint. The .deb does not update automatically. You have to download it manually every time you want to update it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ok, thanks. Am I still notified by Mullvad whenever there's an update available? I've seen another user mention that it is the case.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yep. (Though I'm going through Chaotic-AUR rather than Mullvad's own repo.) It does get a little annoying, but hey.

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