Install the Linux agent automatically

  • Review the Aurora Protect Desktop prerequisites.
  • Download the Aurora Protect Desktop installation files from the management console. Click Settings > Deployments. From the Product drop-down list, select CylancePROTECT, and set the target operating system, the agent version, and the file type. Click Download.
  • In the management console, copy the installation token from Settings > Application.
  • Verify that you have root permissions.
  1. Create a configuration file for the Linux agent installation.
  2. Run the following commands in the specified order to install the driver and the agent. Use the files extracted from the .tgz file to determine the value of version.

    Linux distribution

    Commands

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • CentOS
    • Amazon Linux
    • Oracle
    • AlmaLinux
    • Rocky Linux
    Run the following commands to install the driver and the agent:
    1. CODE
      yum install CylancePROTECTOpenDriver-<version>.rpm
      CylancePROTECTDriver-<version>.rpm
    2. CODE
      yum install CylancePROTECT.<version>.rpm 
      CylancePROTECTUI.<version>.rpm

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

    Run the following commands to install the driver and the agent:
    1. CODE
      zypper install CylancePROTECTOpenDriver-<version>.rpm
      CylancePROTECTDriver-<version>.rpm
    2. CODE
      zypper install CylancePROTECT.<version>.rpm 
      CylancePROTECTUI.<version>.rpm

If the agent UI does not launch automatically after installation (for example, on CentOS, SUSE, or Ubuntu devices), you need to restart the GNOME shell to view the Aurora Protect UI. See Start the UI manually.