The latest articles on DEV Community by Manuel (@mannyt0). https://dev.to/mannyt0 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4206%2F35d6d4b9-f8c7-45f8-b8bf-421e94316ce0.png https://dev.to/mannyt0 en Manuel Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:07:20 +0000 https://dev.to/mannyt0/how-to-installconfigure-pulse-secure-client-in-debianubuntu-2cnk https://dev.to/mannyt0/how-to-installconfigure-pulse-secure-client-in-debianubuntu-2cnk <p>1.- Download Pulse Secure latest client:</p> <p>ps-pulse-linux-9.0r4.0-b943-ubuntu-debian-64-bit-installer.deb</p> <p>2.- As root, run:</p> <p>dpkg -i ps-pulse-linux-9.0r4.0-b943-ubuntu-debian-64-bit-installer.deb<br> cd /usr/local/pulse/</p> <p>2.1.- When running bullseye (debian 10) edit the file /etc/debian_version and add a 9 at the end of the line:</p> <p>bullseye/sid 9</p> <p>3.- Still as root, run:</p> <p>./PulseClient_x86_64.sh install_dependency_packages</p> <p>(It will fail to install some dependecies in debian 10 that will be installed manually later)</p> <p>4.- Add new directories:</p> <p>mkdir /usr/local/pulse/extra<br> mkdir /usr/local/pulse/debs </p> <p>5.- Download additional files:</p> <p>cd /usr/local/pulse/debs</p> <p>wget -c <a href="http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/i/icu/libicu57_57.1-6+deb9u2_amd64.deb">http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/i/icu/libicu57_57.1-6+deb9u2_amd64.deb</a><br> wget -c <a href="http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/webkitgtk/libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0_2.4.11-3_amd64.deb">http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/webkitgtk/libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0_2.4.11-3_amd64.deb</a><br> wget -c <a href="http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/webkitgtk/libwebkitgtk-1.0-0_2.4.11-3_amd64.deb">http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/webkitgtk/libwebkitgtk-1.0-0_2.4.11-3_amd64.deb</a></p> <p>6.- Extract *.deb files in the directory /usr/local/pulse/extra/</p> <p>cd /usr/local/pulse/extra</p> <p>dpkg -x ../debs/libicu57_57.1-6+deb9u2_amd64.deb .<br> dpkg -x ../debs/libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0_2.4.11-3_amd64.deb .<br> dpkg -x ../debs/libwebkitgtk-1.0-0_2.4.11-3_amd64.deb .</p> <p>7.- As a normal user, in a terminal run:</p> <p>export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/pulse/extra/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/</p> <p>7.1.- To make this change permanent add previous line to .bashrc config <br> file</p> <p>8.- Still as a normal user, in a terminal run:</p> <p>/usr/local/pulse/pulseUi</p> <p>9.- In Gnome/Cinnamon edit Pulse Secure menu entry, and correct it to:</p> <p>/usr/bin/env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/pulse/extra/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/local/pulse/pulseUi</p> <p>10.- Go to <a href="https://your_vpn_server.domain.com">https://your_vpn_server.domain.com</a>, export the site certificates and copy it in:</p> <p>/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/</p> <p>11.- Run:</p> <p>sudo update-ca-certificates --fresh</p> <p>And that would be it. I hope this helps my fellow DEVs and remote sysadmins. </p> <p>Sources:</p> <p><a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1135065/ubuntu-19-04-libwebkitgtk-1-0-so-0-missing">https://askubuntu.com/questions/1135065/ubuntu-19-04-libwebkitgtk-1-0-so-0-missing</a></p> <p><a href="https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Secure_Article/KB43927">https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Secure_Article/KB43927</a></p> vpn debian pulse