I have a VPN software on my Windows 10 machine. I want to run it on my Ubuntu machine.
Is it possible to do?
Why? Commercial VPN are just rebranded OpenVPN, get the .ovpn file from your vpn provider and use the native way
No. VPN software modifies the network stack of the OS. So it has to be written for the specific OS you’re running (Linux, Windows, MacOS). But there are several VPN clients already available for Linux and most distros come with support for OpenVPN built in.
from my understanding, no.
but depending on the VPN provider there is likely a linux way/software for it.
if its nord vpn then there is a package available for ubuntu if any other check google
What provider are you using? Most reputable VPN providers have a linux binary you can use, as well as providing .ovpn config files you can use directly on the command line.
ProtonVpn is free( limit on data) but works great on Ubuntu. Literally plug and play
The latest Linux kernels already have wireguard built into the kernel since Kernel 5.6. No need for another VPN and definitely no need to try to shoehorn a Windows VPN using WINE.
Pretty much all VPN providers use either OpenVPN or WireGuard. And they almost always provide a .ovpn file (and/or whatever the extension of WireGuard files is), which allows you to use them with simple, probably build in tools rather than needing to install an app for something that really doesn’t need a separate app.
I never had an issue. Other than p2p traffic. I was using Ubuntu 20.04. Could that be a reason.
The problem is some VPNs like Hotspot Shield require you to pay to obtain the .ovpn files, and also require you to pay to use Linux… but it’s free on Windows
I disagree, I have protonvpn and it’s a pain to get it to work on Ubuntu imho