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To connect to UAlbany's VPN service using a Debian or Ubuntu Linux device, follow the steps below.

Instructions

The official Linux client is distributed differently than the Windows/Mac clients.
You can access the latest client by following this link (authentication required): GlobalProtect Linux
Download the latest .tgz file to a location on your Ubuntu machine (as of this writing, PanGPLinux-6.2.8-c2.tgz)
Launch a Terminal application and navigate to the directory in which you saved the .tgz file.
Run the following command to extract the file:
tar -xvf PanGPLinux-6.2.8-c2.tgz
Run the following command to install the client, entering your workstation's user password if prompted:
sudo dpkg -i GlobalProtect_deb-6.2.8.1-1057.deb

Run the following command to connect to GlobalProtect:
globalprotect connect --portal uavpn.albany.edu
Enter your UAlbany NetID and password when prompted.
After entering your UAlbany NetID and password, you will receive an automatic push or phone callback (depending on your default Duo settings). Refer to your device and authorize the Duo prompt.
Optionally, you may add a comma (",") to the end of your password and append a Duo 2-step method option:

For example, if you wanted to use an SMS passcode to authenticate (instead of Duo Push or a phone call, you would enter:

(this authentication step would fail, but you would receive an SMS message from Duo. You'd then repeat the operation, entering the passcode (example with 123456 sent by duo)

Run the following command to connect to GlobalProtect:
globalprotect disconnect

These instructions have been tested on Xubuntu 19.04