Edit: thank you all for your answers, much appreciated to make an informed choice about the switch to linux.

As per title. I want to get rid of windows and switch to linux. I use all the proton products, both on android and windows. Is there anything i need to take into account, concerning proton? I know there is a linux version for vpn. But i seem to recall there isn’t yet for the drive app but it was in the works? I have no idea how long that would take though, this year, next year?

  • mertn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    1 year ago

    I use proton stuff on linux. Vpn works, email works with a kludge called protonmail-bridge, drive only works via browser interface which is a hassle because it can’t be automated. Password manager works as a firefox extension. I don’t use calendar or contacts. Happy customer.

    • Biscoot@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      rclone has support for Proton Drive. It’s in beta I think. Unfortunately Protons API isn’t published so rclone’s implementation is a reverse engineered one and may not be reliable long term.

      Also disclaimer: I haven’t tried out rclone. Haven’t had time to set it up yet

  • fart_pickle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    I have had issues with VPN. Every now and then it broke due to update in some dependency. I got tired of that crap and switched to openvpn and proton config files.

    Drive works only via browser.

    • Papanca@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Good to know about the VPN issues. And yes, i suspected Drive would only work on the browser. It’s unfortunate no one seems to know how long it will take for a linux version.

      • nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        The GUI app is terrible for VPN. It randomly logs me out and sometimes it refuses to connect. I have been relying on the CLI and it works great. After setting up auto-connect, you won’t even have to touch it most of the times.

        • Papanca@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          That is good to know, thanks! Also thank you for the link in your other reply, very helpful

      • subtext@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Just to chime in, I absolutely cannot get VPN to work on the latest Fedora. Seems to work okay on Mint.

        They did just release a new GUI, but not sure if that will do anything to help with the back end.

  • Grangle1@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    You’re essentially limited to the browser for Calendar or Drive (but Windows/Mac are also limited to browser for Calendar), but everything else at least functions using their associated apps or extensions. VPN doesn’t have all the features of the Windows or Mac versions yet but Proton is working on that. It’s recommended to use the CLI for VPN instead of the app since the current app’s functionality will limit you even more. They have a new app in beta, though.

  • stifle867@programming.devEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    The biggest issue for me is the VPN client support. It “works” but lacks some notable features such as port forwarding for torrents.

    I simply live without this feature and do not use the client at all. I have wireguard installed with the configs you download from the website as a starting point. I also set it up so that connections without the wireguard interface are blocked by default except for within my local network and it’s hooked into systemd so I can manually start and stop it. This was non-trivial and I don’t suggest doing this.

    • Papanca@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      It seems that they still need to do some work to improve the vpn, not sure if they are actively working on that. I wish they had a roadmap for all their products, actually. Only occasionally i see one pop up on their blog.

      Thanks for letting me know. Thankfully, for me the vpn is their least important product, but for many it could be an important issue when switching to linux.

      • stifle867@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        After I posted my comment I found this https://protonvpn.com/support/linux-prerelease/

        To reply to your comment: they do send out emails regarding product development occasionally but there’s no publicly available “roadmap”. I can understand why as development times are hard to predict, so I don’t fault them for that.

        I can say that even though they are majorly updating things every week, they do make constant progress and release new products. I’ve been a subscriber for years, back when it was only “ProtonMail”.

        Now we have Proton Mail, VPN, Calendar, Drive, and Proton Pass. I’m glad my money has been supporting the vision and development of all these great privacy-first services. For me that’s why I have been a loyal customer all these years.

        • Papanca@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Thank you for the link. While it’s hard to predict how much time it takes to develop things, it would be nice to have a sneak peek as to what they are working on exactly.

          For the rest, i agree with you; like you, i’ve been using proton for years (paid), and recently upgraded to unlimited. (For people that find it very pricey, i can only say that i love their products, their customer service is good, and i also want to support their mission).

  • akilou@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I used to use VPN on Ubuntu and couldn’t get qBittorrent to work. If I remember correctly, I needed to do something with ports and the Linux client didn’t have that option.

  • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Can you not access things such as “the drive” via a browser?

    I was considering upgrading from mail only that I use at the moment but if I have to download an application just to access the cloud storage then fuck that!