Surfshark VPN is revamping its Linux app from the ground up — or that’s the other way round — since it now has a fancy new graphical user interface (GUI). No more dealing with terminal commands, Surfshark for Linux now looks and feels like its app for Windows or Mac.
What can you do with a new GUI?
The new GUI in Surfshark for Linux provides users with all the features on Linux as they’ve come to expect in apps on other platforms, including:
- Setting favorite servers
- Viewing recently used ones
- Accessing MultiHop and static options
- Enjoy nice VPN state transitions and graceful error handling
Plus, let’s not forget the cool tray menu with other quick actions.
Arguably even more important is the WireGuard implementation under the hood. As you may know from our previous writing about this VPN protocol, it’s super-fast and is increasingly becoming a gold standard in the VPN market.
Also included are IPv6 support and DNS leak protection — both of which can be easily enabled/set up with just a few clicks.
Coming up in the near future are other security benefits such as auto-connect and Kill Switch.
Download Surfshark for Linux today
Surfshark’s new Linux app is available on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and newer, Debian 11 and newer, and Mint 20 and newer versions. Apps for other Linux distributions are being developed and compiled as we speak and should be released soon.
As for the legacy Linux app without a GUI, it will be maintained for some time after which it will be completely replaced with this new version.
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In the other Surfshark news, the company has recently added 8 new server locations: Brunei, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, and Laos.
Pros
Cons
- Reliable download and upload speeds
- Works with Netflix and BBC iPlayer
- Strict zero-logs policy
- Lets you use it on unlimited number of devices
- Low number of servers in Africa and Australia