The GUI version was working a month or so ago, but a recent Tumbleweed update broke openVPN when using port forwarding via natpmpc. Bug report here https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236718
Wireguard on the Proton GUI client on Linux is experimental, don’t use it except for testing. Use the manual setup, and make sure to test for DNS leaks.
FYI, for folks currently using a normal PIN and looking to use this, it’s intended that the 2nd factor PIN at least be different than the main unlock PIN. Otherwise you can just swipe up to dismiss the fingerprint prompt and get to the main PIN prompt; if its the same as your 2nd factor, that’s pointless.
I was told on the Graphene matrix channel that the most secure configuration for this is:
Main unlock method: 6 word diceware password
Secondary unlock method: biometric + 6 character 2nd factor PIN
Be aware that if you use this config that you will be prompted for the main unlock method (long password) at reboot, and also every 48 hours.
With Linux, you can literally do anything that you want. And lots of people are already doing just what you describe, making pretty and functional Desktop Environments and compositors for anyone to use. As a beginner I’d encourage you to check out all the major Desktop Environment options first. You can usually get any of these in most major distros (Cosmic may be less available and mature right now).
Article with others https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/best-linux-desktop-environments/
Then you can get into compositors, plugins, and other customization, where you can make your system look almost exactly how you want it:
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/6099/paperwm/
https://github.com/Bismuth-Forge/bismuth
https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri
These just happen to include tiling because I love tiling haha… I’m sure there are other non-tiling projects you could try out as well.
Edit: sounds like you may have already rejected a bunch of the status quo Desktop Environments as too boring haha. Then I would encourage you to check out Cosmic, and then the experimental tiling compositors I listed above… I’m sure you will find them unique at the very least!
I use a text/limited voice only plan from https://tello.com/
I would be interested to know why you are pushing this product across multiple places on Lemmy. Your post, despite disparaging “viral marketers”, has a viral marketing tone with statements such as “I feel like I’ve been wasting money on my VPN ever since I found Riseup”.
Additionally, while I do believe a free VPN using an autonomous collective, resource pooling approach is a great idea, in practice this VPN has had… not a great history from my point of view. A quick search shows that in 2017 they were forced to comply with US Law Enforcement https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riseup, see the Warrant Canary section. VPNs based in the US are known to be at risk, and this is another good example.
When choosing a VPN provider, server location is important, as well as company location. You are repeatedly encouraging people to Torrent from a VPN based in one of the most zealous countries opposing file sharing worldwide, and one that has already worked with Law Enforcement.