Bug 2347514 - Remove package from all repositories as it's deprecated
Summary: Remove package from all repositories as it's deprecated
Keywords:
Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: protonvpn-cli
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Justin Wheeler
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-02-25 13:36 UTC by Alexandru Cheltuitor
Modified: 2026-01-05 17:14 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2025-12-16 18:50:23 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Alexandru Cheltuitor 2025-02-25 13:36:08 UTC
Description of problem:
We've recently added a deprecation notice here: https://github.com/Rafficer/linux-cli-community?tab=readme-ov-file#deprecation-notice

Also the package hasn't been updated for a long time, thus leaving Proton users confused on which one is official or not, as seen here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonVPN/comments/1ix0oah/i_dont_get_it_fedora_41_gnome_protonvpncli

This I'd like to request for this package to be deleted from all fedora repos.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
protonvpn-cli-2.2.12-5

Comment 1 Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB) 2025-07-22 16:09:07 UTC
It's now unusable:

> Writing configuration to disk...
> [!] There was an error with accessing the ProtonVPN API.
> [!] Please make sure your connection is working properly!
> [!] HTTP Error Code: 422
> [!] This version of the app is no longer supported, please update to continue using the app

Comment 2 Adam Williamson 2025-12-02 02:27:14 UTC
This message is a reminder that Fedora Linux 41 is nearing its end of life.
Fedora will stop maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora Linux 41 on 2025-12-15.
It is Fedora's policy to close all bug reports from releases that are no longer
maintained. At that time this bug will be closed as EOL if it remains open with a
'version' of '41'.

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Thank you for reporting this issue and we are sorry that we were not 
able to fix it before Fedora Linux 41 is end of life. If you would still like 
to see this bug fixed and are able to reproduce it against a later version 
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prior to this bug being closed.

Comment 3 Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB) 2025-12-02 13:20:06 UTC
(In reply to Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB) from comment #1)

This remains true for F43:

> ~~~
> RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ dnf5 search protonvpn
> Repositories loaded.
> Matched fields: name, summary
>  protonvpn-cli.noarch   Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN written in Python
>  protonvpn-cli.src      Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN written in Python
> RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ dnf5 info protonvpn-cli
> Updating and loading repositories:
> Repositories loaded.
> Available packages
> Name           : protonvpn-cli
> Epoch          : 0
> Version        : 2.2.12
> Release        : 9.fc43
> Architecture   : noarch
> Download size  : 88.1 KiB
> Installed size : 231.9 KiB
> Source         : protonvpn-cli-2.2.12-9.fc43.src.rpm
> Repository     : fedora
> Summary        : Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN written in Python
> URL            : https://github.com/Rafficer/linux-cli-community
> License        : GPL-3.0-only
> Description    : The official Linux CLI for ProtonVPN.
>                : 
>                : ProtonVPN-CLI is a full rewrite of the bash protonvpn-cli in Python, which adds
>                : more features and functionality with the purpose of improving readability,
>                : speed and reliability.
>                : 
>                : ProtonVPN-CLI features a DNS Leak Protection feature, which makes sure that
>                : your online traffic uses ProtonVPN's DNS Servers. This prevents third parties
>                : (like your ISP) from being able to see your DNS queries (and, therefore, your
>                : browsing history).
> Vendor         : Fedora Project
> 
> Name           : protonvpn-cli
> Epoch          : 0
> Version        : 2.2.12
> Release        : 9.fc43
> Architecture   : src
> Download size  : 642.5 KiB
> Installed size : 632.1 KiB
> Repository     : fedora-source
> Summary        : Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN written in Python
> URL            : https://github.com/Rafficer/linux-cli-community
> License        : GPL-3.0-only
> Description    : The official Linux CLI for ProtonVPN.
>                : 
>                : ProtonVPN-CLI is a full rewrite of the bash protonvpn-cli in Python, which adds
>                : more features and functionality with the purpose of improving readability,
>                : speed and reliability.
>                : 
>                : ProtonVPN-CLI features a DNS Leak Protection feature, which makes sure that
>                : your online traffic uses ProtonVPN's DNS Servers. This prevents third parties
>                : (like your ISP) from being able to see your DNS queries (and, therefore, your
>                : browsing history).
> Vendor         : Fedora Project
> RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ sudo dnf5 install protonvpn-cli
> [sudo] password for RokeJulianLockhart: 
> Updating and loading repositories:
>  RPM Fusion for Fedora 43 - Free tainted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            100% |   4.9 KiB/s |   8.2 KiB |  00m02s
>  Fedora 43 - Updates Source                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         100% |   4.7 KiB/s |   6.6 KiB |  00m01s
>  Fedora 43 - x86_64 - Updates - Debug                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               100% |   7.1 KiB/s |   6.6 KiB |  00m01s
>  Fedora 43 - x86_64 - Updates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       100% |  23.4 KiB/s |   7.4 KiB |  00m00s
> Repositories loaded.
> Package                                                                                                       Arch                   Version                                                                                                       Repository                                                           Size
> Installing:
>  protonvpn-cli                                                                                                noarch                 2.2.12-9.fc43                                                                                                 fedora                                                          231.9 KiB
> Installing dependencies:
>  dialog                                                                                                       x86_64                 1.3-55.20250116.fc43                                                                                          fedora                                                          589.1 KiB
>  python3-dialog                                                                                               noarch                 3.5.3-17.fc43                                                                                                 fedora                                                          505.7 KiB
>  python3-docopt                                                                                               noarch                 1:0.6.2-8.fc43                                                                                                fedora                                                          121.3 KiB
> 
> Transaction Summary:
>  Installing:         4 packages
> 
> Total size of inbound packages is 515 KiB. Need to download 515 KiB.
> After this operation, 1 MiB extra will be used (install 1 MiB, remove 0 B).
> Is this ok [y/N]: y
> [1/4] python3-docopt-1:0.6.2-8.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          100% | 269.7 KiB/s |  35.6 KiB |  00m00s
> [2/4] python3-dialog-0:3.5.3-17.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         100% | 602.2 KiB/s | 106.0 KiB |  00m00s
> [3/4] protonvpn-cli-0:2.2.12-9.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          100% | 447.0 KiB/s |  88.1 KiB |  00m00s
> [4/4] dialog-0:1.3-55.20250116.fc43.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          100% |   1.8 MiB/s | 285.6 KiB |  00m00s
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [4/4] Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         100% | 695.3 KiB/s | 515.3 KiB |  00m01s
> Running transaction
> [1/6] Verify package files                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          100% |   1.3 KiB/s |   4.0   B |  00m00s
> [2/6] Prepare transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           100% |   8.0   B/s |   4.0   B |  00m00s
> [3/6] Installing dialog-0:1.3-55.20250116.fc43.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                               100% |  12.6 MiB/s | 630.5 KiB |  00m00s
> [4/6] Installing python3-dialog-0:3.5.3-17.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                              100% |  99.4 MiB/s | 509.1 KiB |  00m00s
> [5/6] Installing python3-docopt-1:0.6.2-8.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                               100% |  40.3 MiB/s | 123.7 KiB |  00m00s
> [6/6] Installing protonvpn-cli-0:2.2.12-9.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                               100% | 110.2 KiB/s | 239.3 KiB |  00m02s
> Complete!
> RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ protonvpn init
> 
> ProtonVPN now offers an official Linux app which includes a graphical user interface.
> Visit https://protonvpn.com/support/official-linux-client to upgrade.
> [!] The program was not executed as root.
> [!] Please run as root.
> RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ sudo protonvpn init
> 
> ProtonVPN now offers an official Linux app which includes a graphical user interface.
> Visit https://protonvpn.com/support/official-linux-client to upgrade.
>                                                                                                                                                [ -- PROTONVPN-CLI INIT -- ]
>                                                                                                                                                 
> ProtonVPN uses two different sets of credentials, one for the website and official apps where the username is most likely your e-mail, and one for connecting to the VPN servers.
> 
> You can find the OpenVPN credentials at https://account.protonvpn.com/account.
> 
> --- Please make sure to use the OpenVPN credentials ---
> 
> Enter your ProtonVPN OpenVPN username: 8NkdoMKpfqVMYC9u
> Enter your ProtonVPN OpenVPN password: 
> Confirm your ProtonVPN OpenVPN password: 
> 
> Please choose your ProtonVPN Plan
> 1) Free
> 2) Basic
> 3) Plus
> 4) Visionary
> 
> Your plan: 2
> 
> Choose the default OpenVPN protocol.
> OpenVPN can act on two different protocols: UDP and TCP.
> UDP is preferred for speed but might be blocked in some networks.
> TCP is not as fast but a lot harder to block.
> Input your preferred protocol. (Default: UDP)
> 
> 1) UDP
> 2) TCP
> 
> Your choice: 1
> 
> You entered the following information:
> Username: 8NkdoMKpfqVMYC9u
> Password: ********************************
> Tier: Basic
> Default protocol: UDP
> 
> Is this information correct? [Y/n]: y
> Writing configuration to disk...
> [!] There was an error with accessing the ProtonVPN API.
> [!] Please make sure your connection is working properly!
> [!] HTTP Error Code: 422
> [!] This version of the app is no longer supported, please update to continue using the app
> ~~~

Comment 4 Samyak Jain (RedHat) 2025-12-16 18:50:23 UTC
Fedora Linux 41 entered end-of-life (EOL) status on 2025-12-15.

Fedora Linux 41 is no longer maintained, which means that it
will not receive any further security or bug fix updates. As a result we
are closing this bug.

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Thank you for reporting this bug and we are sorry it could not be fixed.

Comment 5 Alexandru Cheltuitor 2026-01-02 09:55:33 UTC
(In reply to Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB) from comment #3)
> (In reply to Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB) from comment #1)
> 
> This remains true for F43:
> 
> > ~~~
> > RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ dnf5 search protonvpn
> > Repositories loaded.
> > Matched fields: name, summary
> >  protonvpn-cli.noarch   Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN written in Python
> >  protonvpn-cli.src      Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN written in Python
> > RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ dnf5 info protonvpn-cli
> > Updating and loading repositories:
> > Repositories loaded.
> > Available packages
> > Name           : protonvpn-cli
> > Epoch          : 0
> > Version        : 2.2.12
> > Release        : 9.fc43
> > Architecture   : noarch
> > Download size  : 88.1 KiB
> > Installed size : 231.9 KiB
> > Source         : protonvpn-cli-2.2.12-9.fc43.src.rpm
> > Repository     : fedora
> > Summary        : Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN written in Python
> > URL            : https://github.com/Rafficer/linux-cli-community
> > License        : GPL-3.0-only
> > Description    : The official Linux CLI for ProtonVPN.
> >                : 
> >                : ProtonVPN-CLI is a full rewrite of the bash protonvpn-cli in Python, which adds
> >                : more features and functionality with the purpose of improving readability,
> >                : speed and reliability.
> >                : 
> >                : ProtonVPN-CLI features a DNS Leak Protection feature, which makes sure that
> >                : your online traffic uses ProtonVPN's DNS Servers. This prevents third parties
> >                : (like your ISP) from being able to see your DNS queries (and, therefore, your
> >                : browsing history).
> > Vendor         : Fedora Project
> > 
> > Name           : protonvpn-cli
> > Epoch          : 0
> > Version        : 2.2.12
> > Release        : 9.fc43
> > Architecture   : src
> > Download size  : 642.5 KiB
> > Installed size : 632.1 KiB
> > Repository     : fedora-source
> > Summary        : Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN written in Python
> > URL            : https://github.com/Rafficer/linux-cli-community
> > License        : GPL-3.0-only
> > Description    : The official Linux CLI for ProtonVPN.
> >                : 
> >                : ProtonVPN-CLI is a full rewrite of the bash protonvpn-cli in Python, which adds
> >                : more features and functionality with the purpose of improving readability,
> >                : speed and reliability.
> >                : 
> >                : ProtonVPN-CLI features a DNS Leak Protection feature, which makes sure that
> >                : your online traffic uses ProtonVPN's DNS Servers. This prevents third parties
> >                : (like your ISP) from being able to see your DNS queries (and, therefore, your
> >                : browsing history).
> > Vendor         : Fedora Project
> > RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ sudo dnf5 install protonvpn-cli
> > [sudo] password for RokeJulianLockhart: 
> > Updating and loading repositories:
> >  RPM Fusion for Fedora 43 - Free tainted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            100% |   4.9 KiB/s |   8.2 KiB |  00m02s
> >  Fedora 43 - Updates Source                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         100% |   4.7 KiB/s |   6.6 KiB |  00m01s
> >  Fedora 43 - x86_64 - Updates - Debug                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               100% |   7.1 KiB/s |   6.6 KiB |  00m01s
> >  Fedora 43 - x86_64 - Updates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       100% |  23.4 KiB/s |   7.4 KiB |  00m00s
> > Repositories loaded.
> > Package                                                                                                       Arch                   Version                                                                                                       Repository                                                           Size
> > Installing:
> >  protonvpn-cli                                                                                                noarch                 2.2.12-9.fc43                                                                                                 fedora                                                          231.9 KiB
> > Installing dependencies:
> >  dialog                                                                                                       x86_64                 1.3-55.20250116.fc43                                                                                          fedora                                                          589.1 KiB
> >  python3-dialog                                                                                               noarch                 3.5.3-17.fc43                                                                                                 fedora                                                          505.7 KiB
> >  python3-docopt                                                                                               noarch                 1:0.6.2-8.fc43                                                                                                fedora                                                          121.3 KiB
> > 
> > Transaction Summary:
> >  Installing:         4 packages
> > 
> > Total size of inbound packages is 515 KiB. Need to download 515 KiB.
> > After this operation, 1 MiB extra will be used (install 1 MiB, remove 0 B).
> > Is this ok [y/N]: y
> > [1/4] python3-docopt-1:0.6.2-8.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          100% | 269.7 KiB/s |  35.6 KiB |  00m00s
> > [2/4] python3-dialog-0:3.5.3-17.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         100% | 602.2 KiB/s | 106.0 KiB |  00m00s
> > [3/4] protonvpn-cli-0:2.2.12-9.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          100% | 447.0 KiB/s |  88.1 KiB |  00m00s
> > [4/4] dialog-0:1.3-55.20250116.fc43.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          100% |   1.8 MiB/s | 285.6 KiB |  00m00s
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > [4/4] Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         100% | 695.3 KiB/s | 515.3 KiB |  00m01s
> > Running transaction
> > [1/6] Verify package files                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          100% |   1.3 KiB/s |   4.0   B |  00m00s
> > [2/6] Prepare transaction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           100% |   8.0   B/s |   4.0   B |  00m00s
> > [3/6] Installing dialog-0:1.3-55.20250116.fc43.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                               100% |  12.6 MiB/s | 630.5 KiB |  00m00s
> > [4/6] Installing python3-dialog-0:3.5.3-17.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                              100% |  99.4 MiB/s | 509.1 KiB |  00m00s
> > [5/6] Installing python3-docopt-1:0.6.2-8.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                               100% |  40.3 MiB/s | 123.7 KiB |  00m00s
> > [6/6] Installing protonvpn-cli-0:2.2.12-9.fc43.noarch                                                                                                                                                                                                                               100% | 110.2 KiB/s | 239.3 KiB |  00m02s
> > Complete!
> > RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ protonvpn init
> > 
> > ProtonVPN now offers an official Linux app which includes a graphical user interface.
> > Visit https://protonvpn.com/support/official-linux-client to upgrade.
> > [!] The program was not executed as root.
> > [!] Please run as root.
> > RokeJulianLockhart@Beedell:~$ sudo protonvpn init
> > 
> > ProtonVPN now offers an official Linux app which includes a graphical user interface.
> > Visit https://protonvpn.com/support/official-linux-client to upgrade.
> >                                                                                                                                                [ -- PROTONVPN-CLI INIT -- ]
> >                                                                                                                                                 
> > ProtonVPN uses two different sets of credentials, one for the website and official apps where the username is most likely your e-mail, and one for connecting to the VPN servers.
> > 
> > You can find the OpenVPN credentials at https://account.protonvpn.com/account.
> > 
> > --- Please make sure to use the OpenVPN credentials ---
> > 
> > Enter your ProtonVPN OpenVPN username: 8NkdoMKpfqVMYC9u
> > Enter your ProtonVPN OpenVPN password: 
> > Confirm your ProtonVPN OpenVPN password: 
> > 
> > Please choose your ProtonVPN Plan
> > 1) Free
> > 2) Basic
> > 3) Plus
> > 4) Visionary
> > 
> > Your plan: 2
> > 
> > Choose the default OpenVPN protocol.
> > OpenVPN can act on two different protocols: UDP and TCP.
> > UDP is preferred for speed but might be blocked in some networks.
> > TCP is not as fast but a lot harder to block.
> > Input your preferred protocol. (Default: UDP)
> > 
> > 1) UDP
> > 2) TCP
> > 
> > Your choice: 1
> > 
> > You entered the following information:
> > Username: 8NkdoMKpfqVMYC9u
> > Password: ********************************
> > Tier: Basic
> > Default protocol: UDP
> > 
> > Is this information correct? [Y/n]: y
> > Writing configuration to disk...
> > [!] There was an error with accessing the ProtonVPN API.
> > [!] Please make sure your connection is working properly!
> > [!] HTTP Error Code: 422
> > [!] This version of the app is no longer supported, please update to continue using the app
> > ~~~

Yes it has to be removed from all existing distros. When I created this 10 months ago it was planned to be removed form F41 but we're on F43 now. Not sure what is needed to quickly have this deleted, and if creating another ticket would just delay this again.

Comment 6 Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB) 2026-01-02 10:15:33 UTC
No need to create a new ticket – just reopen this one, and set its version to F43 or Rawhide.

Comment 7 Alexandru Cheltuitor 2026-01-02 10:21:36 UTC
(In reply to Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB) from comment #6)
> No need to create a new ticket – just reopen this one, and set its version
> to F43 or Rawhide.

I can't seem to change the version as I don't see the field for edit.

Comment 8 Mattia Verga 2026-01-02 18:03:28 UTC
The ticket should be assigned to Justin, since he is the maintainer of the package and the only one who can retire it.
I see you have already set the needinfo here, you can also try to poke him on Matrix or I'll try to do that myself if there's no answer here within a week or so.

Comment 9 Justin Wheeler 2026-01-05 15:46:54 UTC
Sorry. I just noticed this bug was assigned to the wrong Bugzilla account for me. Sigh… Bugzilla. :-)

So, I can retire the package, but I confess it has been a long time since I retired a package. I am still on PTO until Wednesday, but I can find some time to figure this out and close this.

Comment 10 Mattia Verga 2026-01-05 17:14:15 UTC
(In reply to Justin Wheeler from comment #9)
> Sorry. I just noticed this bug was assigned to the wrong Bugzilla account
> for me. Sigh… Bugzilla. :-)
> 
> So, I can retire the package, but I confess it has been a long time since I
> retired a package. I am still on PTO until Wednesday, but I can find some
> time to figure this out and close this.

Thanks Justin, the guide on how to retire a package is at https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/Package_Retirement_Process/

Basically, just run 'fedpkg retire DESCRIPTION' in Rawhide, since we don't have any replacing package where adding Obsoletes/Provides.


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