Adding software with a script
I'm trying to add Private Internet Access, which doesn't exist in
rpm-ostree or as a Flatpak, and the installer is a .run script/binary. I'm having trouble adding the app, because it modifies the OS files—or it would, if the OS was mutable. Since it's a GUI app, is a Toolbox the right way to add it? Should I do it with a Distrobox? Can I use rpm-ostree install?
Still trying to get used to the layered packages thing (first time with an immutable OS), but surely there must be a way to install something like this.Solution:Jump to solution
Yep, looks like that's the simplest solution. And bonus, the OVPN connections also seem to forward the DNS, so no DNS leaks!
For anyone looking at this later, Login > Downloads page > Scroll to the bottom > There should be premade OVPN files or you can generate your own....
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https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/kb/articles/can-i-use-openvpn-2-3-x-with-private-internet-access
I would go this route
support for that should be built in as well
Okay, I'll look into that option.
Solution
Yep, looks like that's the simplest solution. And bonus, the OVPN connections also seem to forward the DNS, so no DNS leaks!
For anyone looking at this later, Login > Downloads page > Scroll to the bottom > There should be premade OVPN files or you can generate your own.
there's also a decky plugin to control OVPN
so double win
Yep. I'm on PC, but it's always good to know about your options!