Installing pia-linux-vX.Y.Z.run on Fedora ...

Hello Friends:

When installing the PIA Client GUI on Fedora, you will likely get the following error:

user$ /opt/piavpn/bin/pia-client 
/opt/piavpn/bin//pia-client: /usr/lib64/libQt5QuickTemplates2.so.5: version `Qt_5_PRIVATE_API' not found (required by /opt/piavpn/bin/../lib/libQt5QuickControls2.so.5)
/opt/piavpn/bin//pia-client: /opt/piavpn/bin/../lib/libQt5Quick.so.5: version `Qt_5.14.2_PRIVATE_API' not found (required by /usr/lib64/libQt5QuickTemplates2.so.5)
/opt/piavpn/bin//pia-client: /opt/piavpn/bin/../lib/libQt5Gui.so.5: version `Qt_5.14.2_PRIVATE_API' not found (required by /usr/lib64/libQt5QuickTemplates2.so.5)
/opt/piavpn/bin//pia-client: /opt/piavpn/bin/../lib/libQt5Core.so.5: version `Qt_5.14.2_PRIVATE_API' not found (required by /usr/lib64/libQt5QuickTemplates2.so.5)
/opt/piavpn/bin//pia-client: /opt/piavpn/bin/../lib/libQt5Qml.so.5: version `Qt_5.14.2_PRIVATE_API' not found (required by /usr/lib64/libQt5QuickTemplates2.so.5)
/opt/piavpn/bin//pia-client: /opt/piavpn/bin/../lib/libQt5QmlModels.so.5: version `Qt_5.14.2_PRIVATE_API' not found (required by /usr/lib64/libQt5QuickTemplates2.so.5)


To solve this, run the PIA Client GUI client like this:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/piavpn/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} && \
     nohup /opt/piavpn/bin/pia-client > /dev/null &

I hope this helps!
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