PIA VPN App - Linux Beta

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• MoreBandwidth

  November 2013 Posts: 125

  - The installer will create an application launcher entry in ~/.local/share/applications

  - Should work on any system that supports the App Indicators notification area system (most modern Linuxes)

  Thank you for listening to our ideas and putting them in! 
• leoOK

  November 2013 Posts: 24

  Please add Openvpn "proxy" feature, 

  it's a very useful feature omitted in all your apps.
• martywd

  November 2013 Posts: 61

  Already had the 'Alpha' installed as mentioned/posted previously here.

  
  

  The Beta install went OK on my two lm15 MATE (64-bit) machines.

  
  

  At present this 'Beta' install DOES NOT WORK on my netbook (Samsung NC-10) running lm13 MATE (32-bit).  This what happens.  When running the Beta 'installer_linux.sh' executable on the 32-bit machine, at completion I get a 'install success' message, but the the PIA icon on the task bar disappears and any attempt to restart PIA either by running '~/pia.sh' or clicking on the MATE menu entry (Menu|All Applications|Other|Private Internet Access) fail.  Repeated install attempts of the 'Beta' exhibit this same behavior every time.

  
  

  At this point I am back to running the 'Alpha' on the 32-bit machine.  If someone can clue me in to how to get some debug output from the 'Beta' installer(?), I'll gladly post the output here.

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• MoreBandwidth

  November 2013 Posts: 125

  Please add Openvpn "proxy" feature, 

  it's a very useful feature omitted in all your apps.

  The idea being the app just creates a local socks proxy like TOR? Actually a very good idea, Just a small note i have always wanted :P

  
  

  adblocking and malwear blocking built in (hahaha... windows), make it OPT IN but you can set URL lists like adblock.txts and it will block, all client side, So you don't have to see our traffic and can keep it an "open web"
• vicktor_1

  November 2013 edited November 2013 Posts: 3

  hi I have ubunto 13  64 bit and get the following error when try to run it (i verified that the file is present )
  
  [00:52:26:928] [Ti.Host] [Debug] Loading module: /home/vian/.pia_manager/pia_tray.64/modules/ui/1.3.2-beta/libtideui.so
  [00:52:26:929] [Ti.Host] [Error] Could not load module (/home/vian/.pia_manager/pia_tray.64/modules/ui/1.3.2-beta/libtideui.so): "Error loading module (/home/vian/.pia_manager/pia_tray.64/modules/ui/1.3.2-beta/libtideui.so): libappindicator.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
  "
  
  Is this the correct 64 bit module? it is present in the target folder
  

  Post edited by vicktor_1 on November 2013
• Support

  November 2013 Posts: 183

  @martywd: Fixed!  Thanks for your help.

  
  

  @viktor_1: Just tested this and you're right.  The installer does't work out of the box on Ubuntu 13.10.  You'll need to run this and then it should work:

  sudo apt-get install libappindicator1

  
  

  I'll look into adding this to the installer
• vicktor_1

  November 2013 Posts: 3

  Thanks.. all is good now. Although with my provider I had to use TCP. Using UDP results in speed of few kilobits/sec. I don't know, if this is a problem with the ISP or my network.
  
• Null

  November 2013 Posts: 49

  Is the link above still work for 32 bits Linux Mint. Gonna test it during the weekend.
• rainmakerraw

  November 2013 Posts: 222

  Works great here on Linux Mint 15 x64. Thanks!!
• tink

  November 2013 Posts: 6

  Installed on a 64 bit virtual machine:

  $ uname -a

  Linux vbox-torrent 3.11.0-12-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 9 16:20:46 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  
  

  
  

  This is the error I get:

  pia_tray: no process found

  pia_tray: no process found

  Couldn't load file:/home/tink/.pia_manager/pia_tray.64/runtime/1.3.2-beta/libtide.so, error: libgailutil.so.18: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

  
  

  Installing the libappindicator1 pkg did not help
• Support

  November 2013 Posts: 183

  @Null: Yes it should work for 32bit Linux Mint.

  
  

  @tink: What Linux distro are you running?
• Null

  November 2013 Posts: 49

  Already had the 'Alpha' installed as mentioned/posted previously here.
  The Beta install went OK on my two lm15 MATE (64-bit) machines.
  At present this 'Beta' install DOES NOT WORK on my netbook (Samsung NC-10) running lm13 MATE (32-bit).  This what happens.  When running the Beta 'installer_linux.sh' executable on the 32-bit machine, at completion I get a 'install success' message, but the the PIA icon on the task bar disappears and any attempt to restart PIA either by running '~/pia.sh' or clicking on the MATE menu entry (Menu|All Applications|Other|Private Internet Access) fail.  Repeated install attempts of the 'Beta' exhibit this same behavior every time.
  At this point I am back to running the 'Alpha' on the 32-bit machine.  If someone can clue me in to how to get some debug output from the 'Beta' installer(?), I'll gladly post the output here..
  

  Same problem cannot load for beta .Going back to Alpha.

  
  

  OS : Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon 32 bits 
• VPN

  November 2013 edited November 2013 Posts: 795

  @tink @Support: It's an Ubuntu kernel, so maybe that's it.
  Apparently there is at least one Ubuntu version where libgail is not included in gtk2. 'apt-get install libgail18' should fix that.
  

  Post edited by VPN on November 2013
• TestyMcTest

  November 2013 Posts: 1

  I've been wracking my brain trying to get PIA working on a Cubieboard (w/ A10 processor). I have tried 3 different flavors of Debian and Ubuntu to no success. I've also tried creating the VPN connection 3 different ways, including the ubuntu_install.sh download from the Client Support page (which is what I'm attempting this most recent try, on Ubuntu 13.03). All tries give the same error:

  
  

  Note: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: No such device (errno=19)

  Assertion failed at misc.c:222

  Exiting

  
  

  I have verified every time that /dev/net/tun exists in every Linux flavor I've tried. When it didn't exist, I created it using mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200 per some Googling.

  Not sure if it matters, but the Cubieboard has a weird NIC that creates a random MAC at every boot.

  I'm at a loss. Can anyone help me get this working? I'm a computer technician that's relatively new to Linux. Any help would be appreciated!

  
  
• martywd

  November 2013 edited November 2013 Posts: 61

  
  

  null sez: "Same problem cannot load for beta .Going back to Alpha.

  
  

  OS : Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon 32 bits"

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  @null:  Then you're doing it wrong.  Make sure you download the latest 'installer_linux.sh'

  
  

  I just booted my netbook to a liveDVD lm15 Cinnamon 32-bit (install on a USB flash drive) and did a successful 'PIA VPN App - Linux Beta' install.  TWICE.  Just to make sure the first install was not a fluke.

  
  

  I took a couple of screenshots as proof.  You can find them here.

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  Post edited by martywd on November 2013
• tink

  November 2013 Posts: 6

  apt-get install libgail18   ... that did it for me!  I'm running LUbuntu (ubuntu without a lot of the bloatware installed).  Thanks @VPN !
  
• VPN

  November 2013 Posts: 795

  @TestyMcTest:
  
  The missing /dev/net/tun usually results from missing kernel modules or parameters. Check to see if the /lib folder for your running kernel has tun.ko available (find /lib -name tun.ko -print), else recompile your kernel with CONFIG_TUN set to m or y.
  
• Null

  November 2013 Posts: 49

  
  

  null sez: "Same problem cannot load for beta .Going back to Alpha.
  OS : Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon 32 bits"---------------------------------------------
  
  
  @null:  Then you're doing it wrong.  Make sure you download the latest 'installer_linux.sh'
  I just booted my netbook to a liveDVD lm15 Cinnamon 32-bit (install on a USB flash drive) and did a successful 'PIA VPN App - Linux Beta' install.  TWICE.  Just to make sure the first install was not a fluke.
  I took a couple of screenshots as proof.  You can find them here..
  
  
  
  

  @martywd

  
  

  I did actually the same of what you done in your screen shot. To be honest i cannot narrow down what is the real issue as some of you guys mention it is kernel.
• Support

  November 2013 Posts: 183

  Latest installer will now attempt to install libappindicator1 and libgail18
• tink

  November 2013 Posts: 6

  This worked on my Ubuntu VM, but did a fresh install of debian and got an error "GLIBC_2.14 not found (required by ./installer_linux/64/ruby
  
  How did I not get a new enough version of glibc with a fresh install?  I have 2.13
  
  #cat /etc/debian_version
  7.2
  
  
• VPN

  November 2013 Posts: 795

  Please don't include Ruby binaries in your software package. Please try to rely as much as possible on installed system packages. Specify dependencies accordingly!
  
  Remember, this is not Windows or MAC. Linux has had package management since centuries. Best package your product as .deb/.rpm or whatever, and only include components that are absolutely needed (like RubyEncoder libs). Specify dependencies for the rest.
  
  If you don't want to do that, perhaps someone from the community can help.
  
  
• MoreBandwidth

  November 2013 Posts: 125

  Please don't include Ruby binaries in your software package. Please try to rely as much as possible on installed system packages. Specify dependencies accordingly!
  
  Remember, this is not Windows or MAC. Linux has had package management since centuries. Best package your product as .deb/.rpm or whatever, and only include components that are absolutely needed (like RubyEncoder libs). Specify dependencies for the rest.
  
  If you don't want to do that, perhaps someone from the community can help.
  
  

  +1 especially since I go to nano your "install script" and i get a few commands, then binary..." not what were looking for
• cumhur

  November 2013 Posts: 2

  I cannot download beta of the PIA Linux app from https://mega.co.nz/#!hwpj3Cpa!Kgagc10F2IGdkiScgPa7uRihVZ4JW8AQ8MTe7dpI1bM it stops at %12 and doesnt go further... is there any other link?
  
• johnfromnowhere

  November 2013 Posts: 40

  I cannot download beta of the PIA Linux app from https://mega.co.nz/#!hwpj3Cpa!Kgagc10F2IGdkiScgPa7uRihVZ4JW8AQ8MTe7dpI1bM it stops at %12 and doesnt go further... is there any other link?
  

  If you are using Firefox you might need the "mega" add-on, this is what I had to install.
  
• johnfromnowhere

  November 2013 Posts: 40

  For those of us who are more paranoid could you please include PGP signatures for these downloads?  Given the NSA's recent escapades I am sure they would love to intercept these downloads and insert their own code.
  
  BTW, I tried this in Ubuntu and it works flawlessly, thanks for a great app.  Now I am downloading it for Tails.
  
• OmniNegro

  November 2013 Posts: 4,013

  Do you know the mathematics of that sha1 hash used? It is so unlikely that any change could be made without changing the hash that if every file ever made on a PC had a billion copies with a single bit difference in random places, it could not have happened yet.
  
  PGP and GPG works for some, but a simple hash is easier and built into Linux. (And you know I have entirely given up on PGP/GPG.)
  
• borissb

  November 2013 edited November 2013 Posts: 6

  I am sorry if this has been documented somewhere...
  
  1) How does the app work, by manipulating iptables rules? So f.e. I have some iptables rules place f.e. to block some app to access net and when I run PIA Linux app, my own iptables are overrun?
  
  2) How does the IPv6 leak protection work in the app - what is the method it prevents IPv6 leaks in Linux?
  
  My primary concern of course is my iptables rules are gone if I run this app.
  
  Thank you.
  
  

  Post edited by borissb on November 2013
• VPN

  November 2013 Posts: 795

  1) No, there should be no kind of firewall functionality. OpenVPN manipulates network interfaces and routing. Although I don't know how they did the kill switch in Linux.
  2) My guess is /proc/sys/net/ipv6/*/disable_ipv6
  
  Just backup your rules and try it out?
  
• borissb

  November 2013 edited November 2013 Posts: 6

  Yes, I tried and checked with iptables -L command in terminal, there were values that hint PIA's Linux app had kicked in and modified iptables values.
  
  Can someone from PIA side write also into the introduction of the app how exactly the kill switch functions in Linux + how is ipv6 leaking prevented (in detail what does the app do?)
  

  Post edited by borissb on November 2013
• tink

  November 2013 Posts: 6

  Please don't include Ruby binaries in your software package. Please try to rely as much as possible on installed system packages. Specify dependencies accordingly!
  
  

  +1 on this.  Can we get an update?  If its left as-is, won't you have to release updates once the library dependencies get outdated (as opposed to too-new for me)?