GlobalProtect VPN for Linux
This article will guide you through setting up our GlobalProtect VPN on Linux devices.
Instructions
There are three options for installing on Linux depending on the distribution you run. Follow the appropriate instructions below to obtain the software and install the software.
Debian & Ubuntu
Derived Distributions
Open a terminal window and run as root (replacing ex22101 with your University login name)
cd /tmp
wget --user=ex22101 --ask-password https://www1.essex.ac.uk/it/isn/software/gp/GlobalProtect-UI.deb
apt install libqt5webkit5
dpkg -i ./GlobalProtect-UI.deb
Redhat & CentOS
Derived Distributions
Open a terminal window and run as root (replacing ex22101 with your University login name)
cd /tmp
yum install epel-release
yum install qt5-qtwebkit
wget --user=ex22101 --ask-password https://www1.essex.ac.uk/it/isn/software/gp/GlobalProtect-UI.rpm
rpm -Uvh GlobalProtect-UI.rpm
Other Distributions
Open a terminal window and run as root (replacing ex22101 with your University login name)
mkdir /tmp/gp
cd /tmp/gp
wget --user=ex22101 --ask-password https://www1.essex.ac.uk/it/isn/software/gp/GlobalProtect-UI.tgz
tar zxf GlobalProtect-UI.tgz
Then see the README file for more details