Unable to install PIA

I have downloaded PIA for Ubuntu from the official PIA site. When it downloads it is in a .run file There are no instructions on how to install PIA on my 21.04 system.

Can anyone help?

Solution 1:

PIA does a pretty good job of hiding the install instructions, they can be found here: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/helpdesk/guides/linux/linux-installing-the-pia-app#linux-installing-the-pia-app_step-1-download

It's actually pretty simple:

Open a terminal

Move to the directory containing the .run file:

$ cd Downloads

Run the file using sh (do not use sudo) and enter your password when prompted:

$ sh pia-linux-3.1-06756.run

The app should automatically open when the script finishes. Log in with your PIA credentials and you'll be good to go.

You may have to make the file executable, in which case run this command before running the .run file:

$ sudo chmod u+x /path/to/pia-linux-3.1-06756.run