Installing the Aurora Protect Desktop agent for Linux
The agent can be installed directly on each system or through system management software, such as Ansible, SCCM, or cloud-init. When installing the agent, installation parameters are provided to configure some installation settings.
- Review Aurora Protect Desktop prerequisites.
- Root permission is required to install the Linux agent.
- Create a configuration file for the Linux agent installation
After installing the Aurora Protect Desktop agent on Linux devices, make sure to keep the Linux drivers updated to support the latest kernels on the systems. Updated driver packages are released regularly and independently from the agent releases. For more information, see Updating the Linux driver.
Linux agent installation package
Starting with agent version 2.1.1590, the Aurora Protect Desktop agent, agent UI, and driver packages are included in one compressed .tgz file.
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Debian package |
Component |
|---|---|
|
cylance-protect-driver |
Proprietary driver |
|
cylance-protect-open-driver |
Open driver |
|
cylance-protect |
Aurora Protect Desktop agent/service |
|
cylance-protect-ui |
Aurora Protect Desktop UI |
|
RPM package |
Component |
|---|---|
|
CylancePROTECTDriver |
Proprietary driver |
|
CylancePROTECTOpenDriver |
Open driver |
|
CylancePROTECT |
Aurora Protect Desktop agent/service |
|
CylancePROTECTUI |
Aurora Protect Desktop UI |