How to get Pia VPN working without installing their package

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sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-openvpn-gnome

Reboot the computer

mkdir /tmp/OpenVPN-setup-PIA

cd /tmp/OpenVPN-setup-PIA

wget http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip

unzip openvpn.zip
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Import the PIA OpenVPN config file
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 - Right click the Network Manager on the menu bar
   - and click "Edit Connections..."
   - then click "Add"
   - choose "Import a saved VPN configuration..." for the connection type from the drop down menu
   - then click "Create..."
   - double click to go into "OpenVPN-setup-PIA" folder
   - choose which server you would like to setup and connect to
   - then click "Open"
   - Remove only the ":1198" from the "Gateway:" ( if present ) as only the domain name should be in this box
   - for the "User name:" type in your "p1234567" username
   - for the "Password:" type in the password that goes with your "p-xxxxx" username
   - Then click "Advanced..."
   - Check "Use custom gateway port:" and set it to "1198"
   - Click on the "Security" tab
   - Set the "Cipher:" to "AES-128-CBC"
   - Set the "HMAC Authentication:" to "SHA-1"
   - Click "OK"
   - Click "Save"