Install Forticlient on Linux

install_forticlient_linux.sh

# install ubuntu in virtual machine

# https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1481300
# Get arch type of ubuntu
# i686 = 32 bit
# x86_64 = 64 bit
uname -m

# download forticlient
https://hadler.me/linux/forticlient-sslvpn-deb-packages

# install (get error on missing dependencies)
sudo dpkg -i forticlient.deb

# https://askubuntu.com/questions/40011/how-to-let-dpkg-i-install-dependencies-for-me
# install dependencies
sudo apt-get -f install

# install forticlient
sudo dpkg -i forticlient.deb

# https://askubuntu.com/questions/81797/nslookup-finds-ip-but-ping-doesnt
sudo apt-get remove libnss-mdns

# start forticlient
cd /opt/forticlient-sslvpn
sudo ./fortisslvpn.sh

# https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn
# https://askubuntu.com/questions/793443/forticlient-on-ubuntu-1404-tunnel-running-but-no-ip

this will work on a no graphical interface ?

root@instance-1:/opt/forticlient-sslvpn/64bit# ./forticlientsslvpn_cli
usage:./forticlientsslvpn_cli [--proxy proxyaddress:proxyport] --server vpnserve raddress:vpnport [--proxyuser proxyuser] [--vpnuser vpnuser] [--pkcs12 pkcs12pat h] [--keepalive]

this will work on a no graphical interface ?

This works, thanks.

Hi, i tried to execute the command line ./forticlientsslvpn_cli ... and i got the message

Please run /opt/forticlient-sslvpn/64bit/./helper/setup to do the initial setup

I initial the setup and when i accept the license i got the error:

Do you agree with this license ?[Yes/No]Yes
touch: cannot touch '/etc/ppp/options': No such file or directory
Please install pppd, it is required by FortiClient SSLVPN!
/opt/forticlient-sslvpn/64bit/./helper//setup: 76: exit: Illegal number: -1

I tryed to install the pppd package but it didn't locate on the ubuntu 20.04 that i have.

Do you know what can i do to use the forticlient?

@hidarraga I guess you have to install the pppd binary.

apt-get install pptpd

Thank you, it works well on debian 👍

Does this work on i686 machines ?