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- Created by Revon Tammur, last modified by Joonas Masing on 19.10.2023
In this guide, you will find instructions on how to connect via GlobalProtect VPN on a Linux device.
This guide is made using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS version.
- When entering commands, make sure you are entering the correct version, as the commands in the guide may be out of date.
- Make sure that behind each command you put your own operating system-oriented file extension (with the end .deb if you are using Debian or Ubuntu and .rpm when using CentOS or Red Hat)
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- Download the VPN package suitable for your Linux distribution.
Install the downloaded software with package manager.
sudo dpkg -i GlobalProtect_UI_focal_deb-6.1.1.0-49.deb
If you encounter any problems during the execution of this command, it is possible that a certain module is missing from your computer, which must be downloaded (sudo apt-get install <certain module name>) and then use the previous command again.
sudo apt-get install <certain module name> sudo dpkg -i GlobalProtect_UI_focal_deb-6.1.1.0-49.deb
- NB! To establish a connection, the GlobalProtect software must be installed on your computer.
To start the software, open the all applications tab from the bottom left corner (9 dots).
- Click on the GlobalProtect icon.
- A menu will appear, enter tunnel2.ut.ee and click Connect.
- Enter the username and password of your University of Tartu account (in the format username@ut.ee).
- To disconnect an active VPN connection, open the GlobalProtect application.
- Click the Disconnect button.
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