Private Internet Access Desktop Client V77 Adds Debian, Arch Linux, Linux Mint Support, and More
Today we released version 77 of the PIA desktop client for Windows, OS X, and Linux. You can get it on the Private Internet Access Downloads Page here:
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/downloads
This release brings a changelog in the menu, a new installer for Windows, long-awaited Debian support, Arch Linux support, and Linux Mint support for our loyal Linux users, and more. More information on the release of v77 can be found below.
Release Date: February 20, 2018
Notable additions:
Added Arabic localization
Added the current region to Connecting/Connected notifications
Added a menu item linking our website's changelog section
Upgraded HTTPS requests to TLSv1.2
Improved client startup speed
Improved debug log sending flow
Windows: New installer
Windows: Code signed binaries to reduce anti-virus warnings
Windows: Discontinue XP/Vista support
Windows: Turn on DNS Leak Protection by default
Windows: Improve DNS Leak Protection during timeout/reconnect
Windows: Detect and fix a registry problem that can prevent PIA from running correctly
Windows: Reduced installer download size
Windows: Fixed "must be run as Administrator" error on older Windows versions
Windows: Fixed client booting on systems with certain registry keys
Windows: Improved debugging capability for client boot errors
Linux: Reduced installer download size
Linux: Fixed a possible local privilege escalation
Linux: Added Arch Linux support
Linux: Added Debian support
Linux: Added Mint support
Don’t forget to check your installer against the checksum!
SHA-256 Checksums:
pia-v77-installer-win.exe: 741259f754d140a6ef65237aaf9c51c7fc0f774dcec217a39209d5677f62713d
pia-v77-installer-mac.dmg: 7a31b46d03c1d59a1fd420ade299d329141e75212ab76c62453a8a1ac7e946c5
pia-v77-installer-linux.tar.gz: ac66d8be80e3a8323e846f81d83aa3846c855a1d1ff410bb5a62e356f36d8200
