Re: PrivateInternetAccess VPN and Guix

[Meiyo Peng]

Hi,

address@hidden writes:

> So I'm trying to get a VPN up and running on Guix System, but unfortunately 
> I'm
> not able to run it.
>
> It gives an error here:
>
> Verifying archive integrity...  100%   MD5 checksums are OK. All good.
> Uncompressing Private Internet Access  100%
> Downloads/pia-linux-1.1.1-02545.run: ./install.sh: /bin/bash: bad interpreter:
> No such file or directory
> Downloads/pia-linux-1.1.1-02545.run: line 616: /bin/rm: No such file or
> directory

Guix does not comply with FHS [1].  So there is no /bin/bash and
/bin/rm.  We do not support third-party binary packages.  Please do not
install them on Guix system.  These packages will not work normally on
Guix.  (Yes.  There are dirty tricks to make them work.  But we do not
recommend them.)

PrivateInternetAccess provides OpenVPN access [2].  Please try the free
OpenVPN package from Guix: `guix package -i openvpn`.

> Which I suppose relates to the way Guix packages software. I know it works
> easily on Trisquel at least, but I enjoy Guix System very much already!

Guix is very different from traditional GNU/Linux distros.  Have fun
with Guix!  And feel free to ask questions here.


Reference:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard
2. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/


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Meiyo Peng
https://www.pengmeiyu.com/