Download and Install the CLI Version of GlobalProtect for Linux

1. Download the GlobalProtect app for Linux.
   1. Obtain the app package from your IT administrator and then copy the TGZ file to the Linux endpoint.
      For example, if you downloaded the package to a macOS endpoint, you can open a terminal and then copy the file:

      macUser@mac:~$
      								scp ~/Downloads/PanGPLinux-5.3.0.tgz linuxUser@linuxHost:
      									<DestinationFolder>
      								
      							

      where <DestinationFolder> is a location such as ~/pkgs/ where you want to store the TGZ file.
   2. From the Linux endpoint, unzip the package.

      user@linuxhost:~$
      								tar -xvf ~/pkgs/PanGPLinux-5.3.0.tgz
      							

      After you unzip the package, you will see installation packages—DEB for Ubuntu and RPM for CentOS and Red Hat—and the scripts to install and uninstall the packages.
2. (Optional) If your Linux endpoint must use a manual proxy server configuration, configure the proxy settings.
   The GlobalProtect app for Linux supports only a basic proxy server configuration but does not support the use of Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) files and proxy authentication.
   The GlobalProtect app for Linux obtains the proxy settings from the HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY and NO_PROXY environment variables in the /etc/environment file. If you later change the system proxy configuration, verify that the terminal from which GlobalProtect runs uses the proxy environment variables. If you do not see the new settings, log out and back in for the new settings to take effect.

   If you have configured the HTTP_PROXY variable or the HTTPS_PROXY variable, make sure that the GlobalProtect portal matches the settings configured for the NO_PROXY variable.
   1. To set your proxy on your Linux endpoint, edit the HTTP_PROXY environment variable or HTTPS_PROXY environment variable (for example, HTTPS_PROXY=”https://yourproxy.local:8080”).
   2. To configure the IP addresses or domain names that you want to exclude from the proxy, edit the NO_PROXY environment variable (for example, NO_PROXY=”www.gpqa.com”).
      Use commas to separate multiple IP addresses or domain names. Starting with GlobalProtect app 5.1.6, you can use the wildcard character (*) for IP addresses or domain names (for example, NO_PROXY=”*.domain.com”).
3. Install the app package.
   There are two app packages available for GlobalProtect:

   • CLI version (for example GlobalProtect_deb-5.3.0.0-19.deb)—Use either the sudo dpkg -i <gp-app-pkg> or sudo apt-get install <gp-app-pkg> command.
   • UI version (for example GlobalProtect_UI_deb-5.3.0.0-19.deb)—Install using the sudo apt-get install <gp-app-pkg> command.

   where <gp-app-pkg> is the path of either the CLI or UI distribution package for your Linux version. For the apt-get command, ensure that you add ./ before the package name.

   For installation of the CLI version on Linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, due to underlying operating system issues, you cannot use the sudo apt-get install <gp-app-pkg> command. Instead, use the sudo dpkg -i <gp-app-pkg> command to install the CLI version of the GlobalProtect app. For more information, see GlobalProtect 5.2.x or above fails to install package when using the apt-get utility on Ubuntu 20.04 .

   user@linuxhost:~$
   						sudo dpkg -i GlobalProtect_deb-5.3.0.0-19.deb
   						Selecting previously unselected package GlobalProtect.
   						
   						(Reading database ... 67776 files and directories currently installed.)
   						Preparing to unpack GlobalProtect_deb-5.3.0.0-19.deb ...
   						Start installing gp...
   						Unpacking GlobalProtect (5.3.0-19) ...
   						Setting up GlobalProtect (5.3.0-19) ...
   						Enable gp service...
   						Starting gp service...
   						Create symlink for gp cli...
   					

   user@linuxhost:~$
   						sudo apt-get install ./GlobalProtect_deb-5.3.0.0-23.deb
   						[sudo] password for gpqa:
   						Reading package lists... Done
   						Building dependency tree
   						Reading state information... Done
   						Note, selecting 'globalprotect' instead of '/home/gpqa/Downloads/GlobalProtect_deb-5.3.0.0-24.deb'
   						The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
   						linux-headers-5.10.0-28 linux-headers-5.10.0-28-generic linux-image-5.10.0-28-generic linux-image-extra-5.10.0-28-generic
   						Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
   						The following NEW packages will be installed:
   						globalprotect
   						0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 73 not upgraded.
   						After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
   						Get:1 /home/gpqa/Downloads/GlobalProtect_deb-5.3.0.0-24.deb globalprotect all 5.3.0-24 [1,334 kB]
   						E: read, still have 59 to read but none left
   						E:Error reading archive member header
   						E: Prior errors apply to /home/gpqa/Downloads/GlobalProtect_deb-5.3.0.0-24.deb
   						debconf: apt-extracttemplates failed: No such file or directory
   						Selecting previously unselected package globalprotect.
   						(Reading database ... 247210 files and directories currently installed.)
   						Preparing to unpack .../GlobalProtect_deb-5.3.0.0-24.deb ...
   						Start installing gp...
   						Unpacking globalprotect (5.3.0-24) ...
   						Setting up globalprotect (5.3.0-24) ...
   						Enable gp service...
   						Starting gp service...
   						Create symlink for gp cli...
   					

   The GlobalProtect app for Linux installs to the /opt/paloaltonetworks/globalprotect directory. After GlobalProtect first runs, the app also creates a GlobalProtect user folder $HOME/.globalprotect to save user registry configuration and other CLI related settings.
4. ( Optional) Change CLI modes.
   You can run commands in either command-line or prompt mode. Command-line mode requires you to specify the full GlobalProtect command. Prompt mode requires you to specify only the command (without the app name) and displays more detailed output than command-line mode.
   1. To switch to prompt mode, enter globalprotect without any arguments.

      user@linuxhost:~$
      								globalprotect
      								>>
      							

   2. To exit prompt mode, enter quit.

      >>
      								quit
      								user@linuxhost:~$
      							

5. View the help for GlobalProtect app for Linux.
   Prompt mode:

   >>
   						help
   						Usage: only the following commands are supported:
   						collect-log     -- collect log information
   						connect                -- connect to server
   						disconnect             -- disconnect
   						disable                -- disable connection
   						import-certificate     -- import client certificate file
   						quit                   -- quit from prompt mode
   						rediscover-network     -- network rediscovery
   						remove-user            -- clear credential
   						resubmit-hip           -- resubmit hip information
   						set-log                -- set debug level
   						show                   -- show information
   					

   Command-line mode:

   user@linuxhost:~$
   						globalprotect help
   						Usage: only the following commands are supported:
   						collect-log            -- collect log information
   						connect -- connect to server
   						disconnect             -- disconnect
   						disable                -- disable connection
   						import-certificate     -- import client certificate file
   						quit                   -- quit from prompt mode
   						rediscover-network     -- network rediscovery
   						remove-user            -- clear credential
   						resubmit-hip           -- resubmit hip information
   						set-log                -- set debug level
   						show                   -- show information
   					

6. Use the CLI version of the GlobalProtect app for Linux.