Eddie Desktop edition 2.24.6 released

[Staff 10050]

Eddie 2.24.6 Desktop Edition released

Hello!
 

We're very glad to inform you that a new stable release of Eddie is now available for Linux (various ARM based architectures included, making it compatible with several Raspberry Pi systems), macOS, Windows.

Special thanks to all the beta testers, whose invaluable contributions and suggestions in the last months have helped developers fix several bugs and improve the overall stability of the software.

Eddie is a free and open source (GPLv3) OpenVPN GUI and CLI by AirVPN with many additional features such as:

• traffic leaks prevention via packet filtering rules
• DNS handling
• optional connections over Tor or a generic proxy
• customizable events
• traffic splitting on a destination IP address or host name basis
• complete and swift integration with AirVPN infrastructure with OpenVPN and WireGuard
• white and black lists of VPN servers
• ability to support IPv4, IPv6 and IPv6 over IPv4

What's new in Eddie 2.24.6

 

• WireGuard is the new communication protocol by default, while OpenVPN remains available for any necessity
• CPU usage optimization
• update of packaged binaries and libraries
• new options to customize WireGuard
• improved management and configuration of bootstrap servers (qualified domain names are now possible too)
• systemd-resolved (Linux) enhanced compatibility for all working modes
• improved management of SIGTERM signal
• several bug fixes

 

Operating and architectural notes

Eddie GUI and CLI run with normal user privileges, while a "backend" binary, which communicates to the user interface with authentication, gains root/administrator privileges, with important security safeguards in place:

• strict parsing is enforced before passing a profile to OpenVPN in order to block insecure OpenVPN directives
• external system binaries which need superuser privileges (examples: openvpn, iptables, hummingbird) will not be launched if they do not belong to a superuser
• Eddie events are not run with superuser privileges: instead of trusting blindly user's responsibility and care when dealing with events, the user is required to explicitly operate to run something with high privileges, if strictly necessary

Backend binary is written in C++ on all systems (Windows included), making the whole application faster.

Settings, certificates and keys of your account stored on your mass storage can optionally be encrypted on all systems either with a Master Password or in a system key-chain if available.

Download Eddie 2.24.6

Eddie 2.24.6 can be downloaded here:
https://airvpn.org/linux - Linux version (several architectures and various distribution specific packages for easier installation)
https://airvpn.org/macos - Mac version
https://airvpn.org/windows - Windows version

Eddie is free and open source software released under GPLv3. Source code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/AirVPN/Eddie

Complete changelog can be found here.

Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff

[IG-11 6]

Upgraded from the previous stable version and unfortunately, this release is a huge step backwards. UI performance is simply horrendous (Arch-based EndeavourOS with Plasma 6.2.5 running under X11)

There are:

- lags and delays when highlighting or clicking various UI elements (tabs or buttons)

- delays, glitches, and stuttering when scrolling through the server list

- degraded pinger showing inaccurate results (100-200-something ms for locations which usually give me 20-30ms; thankfully, the actual VPN connection performs as expected)
- glitches when minimizing and maximizing app (transparent window for a sec or so)

- broken formatting on Overview page (public exit IP)

All in all, during my 4+ years with Air, sadly this is the first time I'm seeing such an unpolished piece of software.

S

[vhorfurz 1]

Installation error: have you forgotten sysvinit support?

I am forced to uninstall the package, disable the AirVPN repository subscription and reinstall the previous version.
Please let us know when it will be possible to reactivate the AirVPN repository subscription.

Further details:

lsb_release -ds: Devuan GNU/Linux 5 (daedalus)

During the upgrade from 2.21.8 to 2.24.6, dpkg ends with an error code.

In fact, the new script /var/lib/dpkg/info/eddie-ui.postinst executes the command /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated service=install

Manual execution under root in a terminal clearly shows an error in the eddie-cli-elevated program:

root@devuan:~# /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated service=install
Enable eddie-elevated.service failed
Service install fail.

Temporary workaround for Debian 64-bit based sysvinit distributions

# Download the package of the previous version 2.21.8
# according to the web page https://airvpn.org/linux/eddie/
wget -O eddie-ui_2.21.8_linux_x64_debian.deb "https://airvpn.org/mirrors/eddie.website/download/?platform=linux&arch=x64&ui=ui&format=debian.deb&version=2.21.8"

# Uninstall the eddie-ui package
sudo dpkg -r eddie-ui

# Deactivate AirVPN repository
for f in `grep -El 'https?://eddie.website' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list` `grep -El 'https?://eddie.website' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.sources`; do sudo mv -v $f $f.disabled; done
sudo apt-get update

# Install package eddie-ui_2.21.8_linux_x64_debian.deb
sudo dpkg -i eddie-ui_2.21.8_linux_x64_debian.deb

Please fix the problem, and let us know when we can re-enable the AirVPN repository subscription on Debian-based sysvinit distributions.
Thanks in advance.

[PWolverine 9]

MacOS version on ARM seems to be running perfectly.  Great to see a new upgrade.

[Staff 10050]

16 hours ago, vhorfurz said:

During the upgrade from 2.21.8 to 2.24.6, dpkg ends with an error code.

In fact, the new script /var/lib/dpkg/info/eddie-ui.postinst executes the command /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated service=install

Hello!

Thanks for the report, we found the problem. A fix has been applied, it is being tested internally and at the moment it resolves the issue on Devuan Daedalus based on sysvinit. The fix will be of course included in the next release.
 

16 hours ago, vhorfurz said:

let us know when we can re-enable the AirVPN repository subscription on Debian-based sysvinit distributions.

We will let you know through the "News" forum as usual, stay tuned.

Kind regards

 

[Staff 10050]

@IG-11

Hello!

The behavior you kindly reported has not been observed. While Endeavour is not in out testing machines, Arch is, and Eddie 2.24.6 runs fine in Arch with various DE. Can you please tell us:

• the total RAM you have available, and if you notice any swap operation while Eddie is running and stuttering
• the brand and model of your graphic card
• the Mono package version installed in your system
• whether Eddie 2.21.8 suffers of the same problems (one or more of them, and if so which ones) or not

Kind regards

 

[IG-11 6]

@Staff
Thanks for the quick reply!

Sure thing:

• 8 GB + 8 GB swap partition (swap is not used during stuttering, also there are no RAM/CPU spikes when using Eddie)
• integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000
• mono 6.12.0.206
• no, none of the mentioned above problems were present in the previous stable release

[iwih2gk 94]

This is running perfectly on Mint 22.  Have it on three machines and all are flawless on this end.  Good job!!

[NFO 7]

Hello. It's works without problem on Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa. Thanks for upgrade!

[Nasdaq 12]

Windows 8.1

Seems to work perfectly for now.

Thanks to the team and keep going the work.

AirVPN for ever 🏆

[rustintimberlake 13]

Installed ARM version of dmg on MacOS Ventura 13.7.2 on an Apple M2. and it generally seems fine but occasionally everything freezes on screen, including the mouse cursor. I'll have to do further testing.

[PWolverine 9]

14 minutes ago, rustintimberlake said:

Installed ARM version of dmg on MacOS Ventura 13.7.2 on an Apple M2. and it generally seems fine but occasionally everything freezes on screen, including the mouse cursor. I'll have to do further testing.

I have the ARM version on Sequoia 15.2 on an Apple M1 Macbook Pro and haven't had any freezes etc.

[airvipo 0]

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[rustintimberlake 13]

While I was asleep, I think Eddie 2.24.6 has been disconnecting and reconnecting.

MacOS Ventura 13.7.2 (Apple Silicon M2)

Log attached
 

_isconnections.2c5bbfdfe22a9dd02556adc7a3c92a52

[cla 3]

Perfectly Running on Mac 3.2 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, MacOs Sequoia Version 15.2 (24C101)
thanks for the good job ||

PS any update for 
Hummingbird 2.0.0 beta 1 ??

 

[George123 4]

Pleased there is finally a new stable version. 

However, it does not work at all for me. Eddie launches ok, but when trying to connect, there is a continuous connect/disconnect loop. 
 

. 2025.01.20 17:19:24 - Eddie version: 2.24.6 / macos_arm64, System: MacOS, Name: macOS 15.2, Version: 15.2, Framework: v4.0.30319
. 2025.01.20 17:19:25 - Raise system privileges
. 2025.01.20 17:19:33 - Collect network information
. 2025.01.20 17:19:34 - Reading options from /Users/user/.config/eddie/default.profile
. 2025.01.20 17:19:35 - OpenVPN - Version: 2.6.12 - OpenSSL 3.3.2 3 Sep 2024, LZO 2.10 (/Applications/Eddie.app/Contents/MacOS/openvpn)
. 2025.01.20 17:19:35 - SSH - Version: OpenSSH_9.8p1, LibreSSL 3.3.6 (/usr/bin/ssh)
. 2025.01.20 17:19:35 - SSL - Version: 5.57 (/Applications/Eddie.app/Contents/MacOS/stunnel)
I 2025.01.20 17:19:35 - Ready
. 2025.01.20 17:19:36 - Collect information about AirVPN completed
I 2025.01.20 17:19:40 - Session starting.
. 2025.01.20 17:19:40 - Activation of Network Lock - macOS - PF
I 2025.01.20 17:19:41 - Checking authorization ...
! 2025.01.20 17:19:41 - Connecting to Mirach (Netherlands, Alblasserdam)
. 2025.01.20 17:19:42 - Routes, add 213.152.162.71/32 for interface "en0".
E 2025.01.20 17:19:42 - OpenVPN > Error: Exception: Executable '/Applications/Eddie.app/Contents/MacOS/openvpn' not allowed: Not owned by root;
! 2025.01.20 17:19:42 - Disconnecting
. 2025.01.20 17:19:42 - Routes, delete 213.152.162.71/32 for interface "en0".
. 2025.01.20 17:19:42 - Collect network information
. 2025.01.20 17:19:43 - Connection terminated.
I 2025.01.20 17:19:44 - Cancel requested.
. 2025.01.20 17:19:44 - Deactivation of Network Lock
! 2025.01.20 17:19:44 - Session terminated.
I 2025.01.20 17:20:23 - Session starting.
. 2025.01.20 17:20:23 - Activation of Network Lock - macOS - PF
I 2025.01.20 17:20:24 - Checking authorization ...
! 2025.01.20 17:20:24 - Connecting to Subra (Netherlands, Alblasserdam)
. 2025.01.20 17:20:24 - Routes, add 213.152.162.101/32 for interface "en0".
. 2025.01.20 17:20:24 - WireGuard > Setup start
E 2025.01.20 17:20:25 - WireGuard > Error: Executable '/Applications/Eddie.app/Contents/MacOS/wireguard-go' not allowed: Not owned by root;
. 2025.01.20 17:20:25 - WireGuard > Stopping
. 2025.01.20 17:20:25 - WireGuard > end
! 2025.01.20 17:20:25 - Disconnecting
. 2025.01.20 17:20:25 - Routes, delete 213.152.162.101/32 for interface "en0".
. 2025.01.20 17:20:25 - Collect network information
. 2025.01.20 17:20:26 - Connection terminated.
I 2025.01.20 17:20:27 - Cancel requested.
. 2025.01.20 17:20:27 - Deactivation of Network Lock
! 2025.01.20 17:20:27 - Session terminated.

Manually chown'ing the wireguard/wg/openvpn executables to 'root' fixes the problem for me. Curious why more Mac users aren't experiencing this issue. 

 

[George123 4]

Just noticed the below thread in the Troubleshooting and Problems forum, so I'm not the only one!
 
 

[bm9vbmUK 7]

On 1/14/2025 at 8:48 AM, IG-11 said:

Upgraded from the previous stable version and unfortunately, this release is a huge step backwards. UI performance is simply horrendous (Arch-based EndeavourOS with Plasma 6.2.5 running under X11)

There are:

- lags and delays when highlighting or clicking various UI elements (tabs or buttons)

- delays, glitches, and stuttering when scrolling through the server list

- degraded pinger showing inaccurate results (100-200-something ms for locations which usually give me 20-30ms; thankfully, the actual VPN connection performs as expected)
- glitches when minimizing and maximizing app (transparent window for a sec or so)

- broken formatting on Overview page (public exit IP)

All in all, during my 4+ years with Air, sadly this is the first time I'm seeing such an unpolished piece of software.

S

I'm having similar issues. I was able to make Eddie usable by reducing my screen resolution, but it's still glitchy.


System details:



Screen recording of behavior: Edited ... by bm9vbmUK