Installing GlobalProtect on Linux (CentOS/RHEL)
- 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 CentOS/RHEL machine (as of this writing, PanGPLinux-5.3.0-c32.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-5.3.0-c32.tgz
Run the following command to install the client, entering your workstation's user password if prompted:
sudo rpm -i GlobalProtect_rpm-5.3.0-32.rpm
Connecting to GlobalProtect on Linux (CentOS/RHEL)
Run the following command to connect to GlobalProtect:
globalprotect connect --portal uavpn.albany.edu
- Enter your UAlbany NetID and password when prompted.
Disconnecting to GlobalProtect on Linux (CentOS/RHEL)
Run the following command to connect to GlobalProtect:
globalprotect disconnect
Example Screenshot
These instructions have been tested on CentOS 7.6.