Download and Install the GUI Version of GlobalProtect for Linux

1. Download the GlobalProtect app for Linux.

   1. Log in to the Customer Support Portal. After you enter your username and password credentials, you are authenticated and you are logged in to the support site.
   2. Select UpdatesSoftware Updates.
   3. Filter by GlobalProtect Agent for Linux, and download the associated TGZ file.
   4. Extract the files from the package.

      user@linuxhost:~$ tar -xvf ~/pkgs/PanGPLinux-6.0.0.tgz
      									./
      									./GlobalProtect_deb-6.0.0.0-62.deb
      									./GlobalProtect_deb_arm-6.0.0.0-62.deb
      									./GlobalProtect_rpm-6.0.0.0-62.rpm
      									./GlobalProtect_rpm_arm-6.0.0.0-62.rpm
      									./GlobalProtect_tar-6.0.0.0-62.tgz
      									./GlobalProtect_tar_arm-6.0.0.0-62.tgz
      									./GlobalProtect_UI_deb-6.0.0.0-62.deb
      									./GlobalProtect_UI_rpm-6.0.0.0-62.rpm
      									./GlobalProtect_UI_tar-6.0.0.0-62.tgz
      									./manifest
      									./relinfo
      								

      You will see multiple installation packages for supported operating system versions—DEB for Debian and Ubuntu and RPM for CentOS and Red Hat. The package for the GUI version is denoted by a GlobalProtect_UI prefix.
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. (Optional) To import a certificate, complete the following steps.

   When you want to pre-deploy a client certificate to an endpoint for certificate-based authentication, you can copy the certificate to the endpoint and import it for use by the GlobalProtect app. Use the globalprotect import-certificate --location <location> command to import the certificate on the endpoint. When prompted you must supply the certificate password.

   user@linuxhost:~$ globalprotect import-certificate --location /home/mydir/Downloads/cert_client_cert.p12 
   Please input passcode:
   Import certificate is successful. 
   

4. Install the GUI version of the GlobalProtect app for Linux.

   Install the app using root privileges and use an installation method that will automatically add any missing packages that are required by the GlobalProtect app.

   For Debian and Ubuntu, use the sudo apt-get install <gp-app-pkg> command.

   where <gp-app-pkg> is the path of the UI distribution package for your Linux version.

   The following example instructs the package manager to install the GlobalProtect_UI_deb-6.0.0.0-12.deb UI distribution package:

   user@linuxhost:~$
   						sudo apt-get install GlobalProtect_UI_deb-6.0.0.0-12.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_UI_deb-6.0.0.0-12.deb'
   						The following NEW packages will be installed:
   						globalprotect
   						0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 90 not upgraded.
   						After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
   						Get:1 /home/gpqa/Downloads/GlobalProtect_UI_deb-6.0.0.0-12.deb globalprotect all 5.2.6-12 [7,416 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_UI_deb-6.0.0.0-12.deb
   						debconf: apt-extracttemplates failed: No such file or directory
   						Selecting previously unselected package globalprotect.
   						(Reading database ... 318427 files and directories currently installed.)
   						Preparing to unpack .../GlobalProtect_UI_deb-6.0.0.0-12.deb ...
   						Start installing gp...
   						Unpacking globalprotect (6.0.0-12) ...
   						Setting up globalprotect (6.0.0-12) ...
   						Enable gp service...
   						Starting gp service...
   Set default browser, errors other than gp.desktop can be ignored...
   						enable ping
   net.ipv4.ping_group_range = 0 0
   Starting gpa...
   start GPA for sudo user gpqa
   start PanGPUI for sudo gpqa
   Processing riggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1)...
   					

   For CentOS and Red Hat, use the sudo yum install -y <gp-app-pkg> command.

   where <gp-app-pkg> is the path of the UI distribution package for your Linux version.

   The following example installs the GlobalProtect_UI_rpm-6.0.0.0-9.rpm UI distribution package from the repository to your system:

   user@linuxhost:~$
   						sudo yum install -y ./GlobalProtect_UI_rpm-6.0.0.0-9.rpm
   						[sudo] password for gpqa:
   						Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager
   						Examining ./GlobalProtect_UI_rpm-6.0.0.0-9.rpm: globalprotect_UI-6.0.0-9.x86_64
   						Marking ./GlobalProtect_UI_rpm-6.0.0.0-9.rpm to be installed
   						Resolving Dependencies
    --> Running transaction check
   						---> Package globalprotect_UI.x86_64 0:6.0.0-9 will be installed
   						--> Finished Dependency Resolution						https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/optional/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTPS Error 403 - Forbidden
   						Trying other mirror.
   						To address this issue please refer to the below knowledge base article
   
   									https://access.redhat.com/solutions/69319
   
   						If above article doesn't help to resolve this issue please open a ticket with Red Hat Support.
   
   						https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTPS Error 403 - ForbiddenTrying other mirror.
   
   						Dependencies Resolved
   
   						=============================================================================== Package           Arch        Version     Repository                      Size
   ===============================================================================
   Installing:
    globalprotect_UI  x86_64      6.0.0-9   /GlobalProtect_UI_rpm-6.0.0.0-9   31 M
   
   Transaction Summary===============================================================================Install  1 Package
   
   Total size: 31 M
   Installed size: 31 M
   Downloading packages:
   Running transaction check
   Running transaction test
   Transaction test succeeded
   Running transaction
   Start installing gp...
     Installing : globalprotect_UI-6.0.0-9.x86_64  
           1/1 
   						Enable gp service...
   Set default browser, errors other than gp.desktop can be ignored...
   						enable ping
   /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.VLWi5h: line 23: $LOG: ambiguous redirect
   Starting gp service..
   Starting gpa...
     Verifying  : globalprotect_UI-6.0.0-9.x86_64
           1/1
   https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/os/repodata/c76c2299-12f3-4f9c-b7bd-03bacee2c363: [Errno 14] HTTPS Error 403 - ForbiddenTrying other mirror.
   
   Installed:  globalprotect_UI.x86_64 0:6.0.0-9 
   
   Complete!
   					

5. Use the GUI version of the GlobalProtect App for Linux.

   After installation completes, the GlobalProtect app automatically launches. Specify your portal address and enter your credentials when prompted to begin the connection process.

   Because the GlobalProtect service supports only one socket connection to the GlobalProtect agent and to the GUI version of the GlobalProtect app, you must either log out of the Linux operating system or the SSH session depending on the installation method used as a root user after installing the app. You must log back in to the Linux endpoint as another user with non-privileged user privileges and the app launches.