mullvad-vpn-cli on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "mullvad-vpn-cli" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install mullvad-vpn-cli on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                mullvad-vpn-cli
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall mullvad-vpn-cli on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                mullvad-vpn-cli
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "mullvad-vpn-cli" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone mullvad-vpn-cli's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/mullvad-vpn-cli.git 
            
                        
                ~/mullvad-vpn-cli
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/mullvad-vpn-cli folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/mullvad-vpn-cli
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mullvad-vpn-cli package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1389891
Name: mullvad-vpn-cli
PackageBaseID: 148897
PackageBase: mullvad-vpn-cli
Version: 2023.6-1
Description: The Mullvad VPN CLI client
URL: https://www.mullvad.net
NumVotes: 15
Popularity: 0.19138
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yochananmarqos
Submitter: t1m0
FirstSubmitted: 1581100634
LastModified: 1705852257
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/mullvad-vpn-cli.tar.gz