Install the Linux agent manually

  • 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 or CentOS
    • Amazon Linux
    • Oracle
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    • AlmaLinux
    • Rocky Linux
    1. Install the open driver:
      CODE 
      rpm -ivh CylancePROTECTOpenDriver-<version>.rpm
    2. Install the agent driver:
      CODE 
      rpm -ivh CylancePROTECTDriver-<version>.rpm
    3. Install the agent:
      CODE 
      rpm -ivh CylancePROTECT.<version>.rpm
    4. Install the agent UI*:
      CODE 
      rpm -ivh CylancePROTECTUI.<version>.rpm

    * For devices running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, you might need to install the Gnome 3 library (libgtk-3-0) prior to the agent UI installation. If necessary, use the following command: zypper install libgtk-3-0
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    1. Install the open driver:
      CODE 
      dpkg -i cylance-protect-open-driver_<version>.deb
    2. Install the agent driver:
      CODE 
      dpkg -i cylance-protect-driver_<version>.deb
    3. Install the agent:
      CODE 
      dpkg -i cylance-protect.version.deb
    4. Install the agent UI:
      CODE 
      dpkg -i cylance-protect-ui.version.deb

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.