Hotspot Shield on Linux runs off a command-based system within the Terminal window. Below is a list of all the commands with Hotspot Shield. Please note that when running the command: hotspotshield help you can see the list of all available commands.
* Commands are case sensitive
| What you want Hotspot Shield to do | Command |
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Sign in to Hotspot Shield |
hotspotshield account signin |
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View account information and status |
hotspotshield account status |
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Sign out of Hotspot Shield |
hotspotshield account signout |
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Start the VPN, does not connect it |
hotspotshield start |
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Stops the VPN in the background, disconnects if connected |
hotspotshield stop |
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Displays the list of all available Virtual locations |
hotspotshield locations |
| Connect to a Virtual Location or city |
hotspotshield connect [country code] |
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Disconnect or change to another Virtual Location |
hotspotshield disconnect |
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Connect to the most recent location |
hotspotshield connect |
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Check if the VPN is running |
hotspotshield status |
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To view the full list of available commands |
hotspotshield help |
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Update Hotspot Shield |
For .deb sudo apt upgrade -y (on Ubuntu you may need to run sudo apt update -y first) For .rpm sudo dnf upgrade -y |
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Install Hotspot Shield |
For .deb sudo apt install ./[filename] For .rpm sudo dnf install [filename] |
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Remove/uninstall Hotspot Shield |
For .deb sudo dpkg -r hotspotshield For .rpm sudo rpm -e hotspotshield-vpn |
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Check your public IP |
curl ipinfo.io |
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Quit Hotspot Shield |
hotspotshield stop |