how to setup PIA on Linux mint?

leodo

hello, how to install PIA on linux mint? this instruction work on mint? https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/installer/download_installer_linux

doaks

Hi leodo,

Our application should work successfully on Linux Mint, but if you run into any troubles please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] and we'll be able to help you get setup and connected.

Regards,

Bastoune

Hi there,
I take the opportunity to ask, since it did not work for me on Linux Mint.
Here is the console output:

./pia-v78-installer-linux.sh
Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/bastoune/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/bastoune/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/bastoune/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/bastoune/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/bastoune/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
Installing files...
Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - /home/bastoune/.pia_manager/log/pia_install.log
/home/bastoune/.pia_install.30821/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:229:in `mkdir': Permission denied @ dir_s_mkdir - /home/bastoune/.pia_manager/data (Errno::EACCES)
    from /home/bastoune/.pia_install.30821/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:229:in `fu_mkdir'
    from /home/bastoune/.pia_install.30821/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:207:in `block (2 levels) in mkdir_p'
    from /home/bastoune/.pia_install.30821/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:205:in `reverse_each'
    from /home/bastoune/.pia_install.30821/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:205:in `block in mkdir_p'
    from /home/bastoune/.pia_install.30821/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:191:in `each'
    from /home/bastoune/.pia_install.30821/installer_linux/ruby/64/fileutils.rb:191:in `mkdir_p'
    from ./installer_linux/installer.rb:77:in `install'
    from ./installer_linux/installer.rb:190:in `<main>'

martouf

didn't the install script ask you for the admin password?

Max-P

@Bastoune That would be because you ran the script as root and it made its install log file as root. Try

sudo rm -rf ~/.pia_manager

Then try the installer again making sure to not run it as root, and you should be good to go!