Hi,
I would still recommend a fresh install.
Anyway instructions for setting up the vpn with PIA, can be found here:
Confusion over VPN client setup - #2 by Tom_Doyle
Linked topic contains a link to a site recommending installing network manager, follow these instructions instead:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openvpn unzip
cd /etc/openvpn
sudo wget --no-check-certificate https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip
sudo unzip openvpn.zip
sudo nano /etc/openvpn/pass.txt
top line: pia username
2nd line: pia password
sudo cp “UK London.ovpn” vpn.conf (Replace with whichever vpn server you are connecting to.)
sudo nano /etc/openvpn/vpn.conf
locate line: auth-user-pass
and change to: auth-user-pass /etc/openvpn/pass.txt
sudo nano /etc/default/openvpn
update one of the AUTOSTART= lines to:
AUTOSTART=vpn
sudo systemctl enable openvpn.service
sudo systemctl start openvpn.service
check your public ip is not the one provided by ISP.
curl ipinfo.io/ip
Once You’ve confirmed the vpn is working, setup the vpn kill switch.
The post I’ve linked to gives a base configuration, if you read further down the topic there more options which can be added to the configuration.
Thanks Tom.
Edit:
The site that advised installing NetworkManager, has updated there instructions now and removed that advise. So you can find all you need to know about setting up PIA vpn on osmc here: