Mullvad VPN via Wireguard

[Dimos]

@vannax

Dolphin file manager, navigate to the /etc folder, then right click in there, you’ll have a “create new” option

I tried doing that, but i couldnt.

Anyway, i did manage to create the folder there with mkdir in console
Albeit now when i try to move it there with console command from Mullvad wireguard set-up guide it doesnt about the config file

[Dimos]

Would you be so kind as to post the command for that? Or if it is the same as the command on Mullvad site for setting permissions.

Also, i might not respond until tomorrow due to circumstances. So please do not mistook it as me giving up. And yet again thank you for help.

[vannax (Mike)]

You could try using the cp (copy) command, it will copy a file from a given folder to a destination folder.
use Konsole, navigate to the folder the config file is in.
type the command cp [filename] [full path to destination folder]
…although that probably won’t work because the /etc folder has only root permission to write to it. There are ways to change permissions and ownership in the terminal, but you’d need to change the permission, do your operation, and then change it back, a bit of a hassle.

Instead, I would try this:
In the Dolphin file manager, you need to right click on the etc folder from the root directory, and select “open as administrator” to be able to create a new folder. Needless to say, be careful when you’re messing about in system directories as root.
So, use Dolphin, copy the file to the clipboard, then open your /etc/Wireguard folder as admin, and copy the config file there.

[suivue]

@Dimos

My system doesnt know where wireguard is saved

That is because the OMLx wireguard-tools package is not creating ‘/etc/wireguard’. Like @vannax I can confirm this. I’ve raised a bug report and also a pull request. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.

In the meantime,

@Dimos

Anyway, i did manage to create the folder there with mkdir in console
Albeit now when i try to move it there with console command from Mullvad wireguard set-up guide it doesnt about the config file

This is probably because you are not executing the command from inside the folder where you have downloaded the config file.

Open file manager (Dolphin), navigate to the folder where you have saved the configuration, say ‘Downloads’ folder. There, where you can see the downloaded config file, right-click on empty space and choose option ‘Open Terminal Here’. From here on, if you can execute the commands from Mullvad site, it should work. Just double-check the directory you created inside /etc spells ‘wireguard’, all lower-caps, otherwise it will not work.

[Dimos]

@suivue

This is probably because you are not executing the command from inside the folder where you have downloaded the config file.

Yes. I certainly didnt, cause i always opened terminal via pinned app on taskbar. Thank you for your help.

@suivue

From here on, if you can execute the commands from Mullvad site, it should work.

Yes it did work
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[Dimos]

@vannax @suivue

Thank you guys for helping me with making it work, i am now able to succesfully use the VPN function with wireguards.

[mKay]

I skipped over this thread and if I understood correctly, you initially wanted to use the mullvad vpn client and not the workaround via wireguard.

If so, you can use the client by downloading the fedora rpm version from their website and install it with rpm -i --force --nodeps MullvadVPN-2025.4_x86_64.rpm (change the name to the correct downloaded rpm. I just did that and confirm it worked.

For details, see this: How to install Mullvad VPN in OpenMandriva ROME? - #17 by Omv3690

If you really just wanted wireguard to work (or I misunderstood), please ignore my post.

[Dimos]

@mKay

you initially wanted to use the mullvad vpn client and not the workaround via wireguard.

Preferably yes, but now that i have the wireguards working i dont really care that much now?

And yes, i knew about the forum thread + command and i did (i hope) everything in that forum thread correctly yet i still was unable to make it work, so i decided to ask for help with setting it up via wireguard since it seemed easier.

Also i apologise for the late reply, as i dont check forums that much now.