Over the past two year, I've set out to updating this project eight different times. Every time, I find myself giving up because it's time-consuming and inconvenient. I love this project and the fantastic GNOME community. I feel like I have a home here. But, extension development is challenging and there are more fun things to work on. That's why I'm archiving this repository. At some point, I'd like to make a Rust/GTK ProtonVPN client to replace this, but I'm not sure when I'd have the time for it.
For now, all I can say is thank you so much for your support in this project! I absolutely intend to continue contributing to GNOME in any way I can. ~Ari
The ProtonVPN team has implemented the ability to use pkexec in version 2.2.3 of the linux-cli client.
Using pkexec makes this guide unnecessary since it will handle the use of sudo on behalf of this extension. Version 5 of this extension will allow you to switch between using pkexec and sudo. For now, you must follow the guide for the extension to work.
If you want to interact with ProtonVPN the same way GNOME's network-manager handles OpenVPN, this is the extension for you.
This extension offers a drop-down item in the user menu which will simply allow you to connect/disconnect from ProtonVPN. You will be notified when the extension starts connecting or disconnecting using the ProtonVPN linux-cli client.
This extension uses the ProtonVPN linux-cli tool. You will need to install it before using this extension. Please follow ProtonVPN's installation guide for your current distribution:
https://protonvpn.com/support/linux-vpn-tool/
Once you've done that, install and enable the extension on GNOME Extensions:
Or if you want the latest version that is not on GNOME Extensions, you can install the extension directly from this repository using the following command:
git clone git@github.com:ceiphr/gse-protonvpn-status.git /home/$USER/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/protonvpn-status@ceiphr.com| Planned Features | Feature Implemented |
|---|---|
| Add notification to indicate connection status |  |
| Change VPN notification icon to ProtonVPN mark | |
Use pkexec to handle sudo commands |
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| Add country/connection type selection support | |
| Add autostart option in extension settings | |
| Add GUI for changing linux-cli client settings |
This extension has been tested with GNOME 3.36.
This extension is developed and maintained by @ceiphr.
Significant portions of code in this extension were derived from @bajcmartinez's NordVPN-Status.
The ProtonVPN logo and mark are both registered trademarks of Proton Technologies AG.
The GNOME foot logo is a registered trademark of The GNOME Foundation.
The checkmark icon used in "Planned Features" was created by Icons8.
Thank you to u/ndhlms for recommending the use of GSubprocess for handling status updated.
ProtonVPN Status is available under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3.0.
ProtonVPN is a product of Proton Technologies AG. I, Ari Birnbaum, am in no way affiliated with ProtonVPN, the ProtonVPN team, or Proton Technologies AG. Please determine if your issue pertains to this extension or to ProtonVPN's linux-cli client before reporting it.
Thank you for using the extension. I really appreciate it.