Does Private Internet Access run on Linux?

PIA's Linux page describes an app with a proper interface where you pick a server and connect, rather than the typed-commands setup some providers still hand Linux users. That is the main thing a switcher wants to know.

The page lists Ubuntu 20.04 and newer, Mint, Debian, Fedora and Arch as supported. It is distributed as a .run installer file, which is a single file you make runnable and then open. There are also builds for ARM machines including the Raspberry Pi, if you want the VPN on something small.

A .run file is slightly less tidy than installing from your app store, because updates do not arrive with everything else and the app handles them itself. It works, but it is worth knowing it sits a little outside the normal system.

Your subscription and settings are tied to your account, so signing in on the Linux machine is all that is needed. This machine counts against your device allowance the same way a phone would.