Linux Global Protect OnDemand VPN

Quick Links: | Available GlobalProtect Versions for Linux | Fedora, CentOS, or Red Hat | Ubuntu or Debian | Arch Linux | Using Source Files | Connect to the VPN |

Available GlobalProtect Versions for Linux

Palo Alto Networks provides two Linux versions of the GlobalProtect client:

  • A Command Line Interface (CLI) client
  • A Graphical User Interface (GUI) client

Chico State requires SAML authentication. Because the CLI client does not support SAML, only the GUI version will work in our environment.

Palo Alto Networks provides installation files in the following formats:

  • .rpm — Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat
  • .deb — Ubuntu, Debian
  • .tgz — Source files for other Linux distributions

Not all Linux distributions are officially supported.

Install GlobalProtect on Fedora, CentOS, or Red Hat

  1. Download the .rpm installer from Box.
  2. Open a terminal and run: 
    sudo yum localinstall GlobalProtect_UI_rpm-6.1.5.0-863.rpm
  3. Launch the GlobalProtect application.
  4. Enter vpn.csuchico.edu as the portal address and select Connect.

Install GlobalProtect on Ubuntu or Debian

  1. Download the .deb installer from Box.
  2. Open a terminal and run: 
    sudo apt install ./GlobalProtect_UI_deb-6.1.5.1-715.deb
  3. Launch the GlobalProtect application.
  4. Enter vpn.csuchico.edu as the portal address and select Connect.

Install GlobalProtect on Arch Linux

Arch Linux users can install the OpenConnect-based GlobalProtect client from the Extra repository.

sudo pacman -S globalprotect-openconnect

Package details are available on the Arch Linux website.

Install GlobalProtect Using Source Files

This method is intended for Linux distributions not listed above. Functionality is not guaranteed.

  1. Download the .tgz file from Box.
  2. Extract the files: 
    tar xvf ./GlobalProtect_UI_tar-6.0.5.1-12.tgz
  3. Follow the instructions in the included README file.

Connect to the Chico State VPN

To connect using OpenConnect, run the following command:

sudo openconnect --protocol=gp vpn.csuchico.edu

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