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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client – Linux Installation
The newest Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is now available for use on many Linux distros in use by the BU community. Depending on which Linux distro you use, there may be some dependencies and configurations required. Installation instructions are provided below for the more common distros in use at BU.
No dependencies required chmod +x /path/to/anyconnect-linux64-4.4.03034-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh sudo /path/to/anyconnect-linux64-4.4.03034-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpn connect vpn.bu.edu[/pool]CentOS 6
CentOS 6
sudo yum install epel-release sudo yum install pangox-compat chmod +x /path/to/anyconnect-linux64-4.4.03034-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh sudo /path/to/anyconnect-linux64-4.4.03034-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpn connect vpn.bu.edu[/pool]CentOS 7
CentOS 7
Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 18.04 is currently unsupported with the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.Ubuntu 18.04
No dependencies required chmod +x /path/to/anyconnect-linux64-4.4.03034-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh sudo /path/to/anyconnect-linux64-4.4.03034-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpn connect vpn.bu.edu[/pool]Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 16.04
No dependencies required
chmod +x /path/to/anyconnect-linux64-4.4.03034-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh
sudo /path/to/anyconnect-linux64-4.4.03034-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.sh
/opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpn connect vpn.bu.edu[/pool]
