software in tar.bz file

Extract it using the right click menu then you will need to look at the content. Just stating your filename doesn't tell you how to install an application in any OS.

If you are running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and if you are trying to configure an OpenVPN client, you just need to run these Terminal commands instead to start configuring the gadmin openvpn client:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install gadmin-openvpn-client openvpn network-manager-openvpn

sudo gadmin-openvpn-client

Or you can follow these instructions:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/#ubuntu_openvpn_installer

Or you can follow those same Ubuntu OpenVPN instructions, but replace step 4 with the following step:

Choose "import a saved VPN configuration" as your VPN Connection Type, and press Create.

Then choose one of the .ovpn configuration files contained in the following openvpn.zip file:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip

Choose the .ovpn file that is closest to your location.

You will also need to manually import the CA certificate file ca.crt from the same openvpn.zip file:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip

The problem here is that the people responsible for keeping the following page up-to-date

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/#ubuntu_openvpn_installer

only updated the procedure for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. They did not update the instructions for any higher Ubuntu

version than version 12.04 LTS. Even their install procedure for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is not detailed enough, in my humble opinion.

So any attempt to install the Private Internet Access software on higher Ubuntu versions is not even supported or described by the software supplier.

The Ubuntu community is definitely NOT responsible for fixing the documentation holes left by the original software supplier!

Any advice we give is best effort, as we are not the software supplier who developed the Private Internet Access software.

Anyway, here is my proposed installation procedure, which might work in Ubuntu 15.04.

Please run the following 7 commands in a Terminal using a working, WIRED Internet connection:

cd

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install libnettle4 python2.7 m4 gadmin-openvpn-client openvpn network-manager-openvpn wget

sudo apt-get install libgnutls-openssl27 libgnutls-dev

sudo apt-get install libgnutls28-dev

wget --no-check-certificate https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/installer/install_ubuntu.sh

sudo sh install_ubuntu.sh

Then follow these instructions:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/#ubuntu_openvpn_installer

Or you can follow those same Ubuntu OpenVPN instructions, but replace step 4 with the following step:

Choose "import a saved VPN configuration" as your VPN Connection Type, and press Create.

Then choose one of the .ovpn configuration files contained in the following openvpn.zip file:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip

Choose the .ovpn file that is closest to your location.

You will also need to manually import the CA certificate file ca.crt from the same openvpn.zip file:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip

I found if you use the Beta version that used for Linux Mint it will install fine. This is the URL to download and install. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/1940/pia-vpn-app-linux-beta. During the process you will be asked for the user name and password that you get when you purchase the program. I used on Ubuntu 14.04LTS. Hope this works for others.

Sent feedback on a fix to the question with the URL to install.--------------------------------------------
On Sun, 5/31/15, Mark Rijckenberg <email address hidden> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Question #266262]: software in tar.bz file
 To: <email address hidden>
 Date: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 8:51 AM

 Your question #266262 on Ubuntu
 changed:
 https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/266262

 Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
 The problem here is that the people responsible for keeping
 the
 following page up-to-date

 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-
 support/#ubuntu_openvpn_installer

 only updated the procedure for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. They did
 not update the
 instructions for any higher Ubuntu

 version than version 12.04 LTS. Even their install procedure
 for Ubuntu
 12.04 LTS is not detailed enough, in my humble opinion.

 So any attempt to install the Private Internet Access
 software on higher
 Ubuntu versions is not even supported or described by the
 software
 supplier.

 The Ubuntu community is definitely NOT responsible for
 fixing the
 documentation holes left by the original software supplier!

 Any advice we give is best effort, as we are not the
 software supplier
 who developed the Private Internet Access software.

 Anyway, here is my proposed installation procedure, which
 might work in
 Ubuntu 15.04.

 Please run the following 7 commands in a Terminal using a
 working, WIRED
 Internet connection:

 cd

 sudo apt-get update

 sudo apt-get install  libnettle4 python2.7 m4
 gadmin-openvpn-client
 openvpn network-manager-openvpn wget

 sudo apt-get install  libgnutls-openssl27
 libgnutls-dev

 sudo apt-get install  libgnutls28-dev

 wget --no-check-certificate
 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/installer/install_ubuntu.sh

 sudo sh install_ubuntu.sh

 Then follow these instructions:

 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-
 support/#ubuntu_openvpn_installer

 Or you can follow those same Ubuntu OpenVPN instructions,
 but replace
 step 4 with the following step:

 Choose "import a saved VPN configuration" as your VPN
 Connection Type,
 and press Create.

 Then choose one of the .ovpn configuration files contained
 in the
 following openvpn.zip file:

 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip

 Choose the .ovpn file that is closest to your location.

 You will also need to manually import the CA certificate
 file ca.crt
 from the same openvpn.zip file:

 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip

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 know that it is solved:
 https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/266262/+confirm?answer_id=3

 If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to
 the
 following page to enter your feedback:
 https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/266262

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 the question.

Looking at https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/discussion/comment/28564/#Comment_28564 it seems that the software currently provided by privateinternetaccess is simply not compatible with Ubuntu 15.04. They have to provide a new version.

Have you checked the comments of other Ubuntu users on https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/search?Search=ubuntu ?

@Ronald: Sorry if my commend sounded inappropriate. There already was another question today about a similar problem (installing software from privateinternetaccess), and I apparently thought that you are the same person asking the same question again. I apologize for mixing this up.