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1. Download the package installer to the Linux client:
   1. Please visit the Pulse Secure Client page on the software site to choose your download.
2. Then run the installer using the following command:

For Debian-based Linux installation (such as Ubuntu):

sudo dpkg -i <package name>

For RPM-based Linux installation (such as CentOS):

sudo rpm -ivh <package name>

For example, if the Pulse Linux client is saved in /$HOME/downloads on Ubuntu, then the command would be:

Sudo dpkg -i /$HOME/downloads/Pulse-linux-9.0r2.1-x64.rpm

1. The script will prompt the user to install any missing dependent packages if they are not already installed.

For example:

Please execute below commands to install missing dependent packages manually

apt-get install lib32z1

apt-get install libc6-i386

apt-get install libwebkitgtk-1.0-0:i386

apt-get install libproxy1:i386

apt-get install libproxy1-plugin-gsettings:i386

apt-get install libproxy1-plugin-webkit:i386

apt-get install libdconf1:i386

apt-get install dconf-gsettings-backend:i386

OR

You can install the missing dependency packages by running the below script

/usr/local/pulse/PulseClient_x86_64.sh install_dependency_packages

Launching the Pulse Secure client 

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1. Open a new terminal window

1. Enter the root shell

 ~$ sudo –i

[sudo] password for username: password

1. Use the following command to launch the VPN client, substituting NetID with your UConn NetID in lowercase:

root@:~#/usr/local/pulse/pulsesvc -h vpn.uconn.edu -u NetID -U https://vpn.uconn.edu –r UConn

*Note: This command is case sensitive and will only work as entered here.

1. You will be prompted for a VPN Password. Enter your NetID password. It will not be displayed or saved.

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1. You can check the status of the connection by opening a new terminal window and using the following method.

:~$ ifconfig

tun0      Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
inet addr:137.99.170.78  P-t-P:137.99.170.78  Mask:255.255.254.0
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1400  Metric:1
RX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:500
RX bytes:560 (560.0 B)  TX bytes:299 (299.0 B)

1. You can end your VPN session by closing the original terminal window or using crtl+c to end the process.

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