Cisco VPN client on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS [closed]

Question

I am trying to install Cisco VPN Client on Ubuntu, but I am facing problems. So How can I install it on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ?

Plafker

I think askubuntu.com or superuser.com would have been better places to ask this question. – Harpp

That's probably true but this is already indexed on Google and has the right answer, so let it ride – Cecilius

Answer 1

Run

sudo apt-get install network-manager-vpnc network-manager-vpnc-gnome

Then open network manager and add a new VPN, it should show Cisco Compatible VPN in your list now.

Pudency

So glad I found this. Bookmarked! Works on 16.10. – Kitchenmaid

to support the anyconnect protocol, also do: sudo apt-get install network-manager-openconnect-gnome – Tonatonal

Is it still possible to import the configuration from pcf file? – Grill

Answer 2

I was using the Cisco AnyConnect Client for Linux during the last months, which was in general working, but had a few major bugs. Most important: whenever you disconnected (also by just switching to another network), you would have to completely restart the computer to make the VPN work again.

I now switched to the open source client called OpenConnect, which is compatible with Cisco's AnyConnect SSL VPN but just works a lot more reliable. To install and enable the VPN, have a look at this: https://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/lucasjb/oc.html

Edit: just saw that OpenConnect was already proposed in a comment. Leave this answer here as it provides some additional information and a step-by-step manual

Ailin

Answer 3

OpenConnect offers an opensource command line alternative to Cisco's GUI:

echo "password" | sudo openconnect server --user=username --passwd-on-stdin

See here for more details/source I blatantly stole this answer from: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1043024/how-to-run-openconnect-with-username-and-password-in-a-line-in-the-terminal

Install info here: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/11/connect-cisco-anyconnect-vpn-ubuntu/

1. First run command below to active the TUN module (I didn't need this in Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS):

sudo /sbin/modprobe tun

1. Install OpenConnect:

sudo apt-get install openconnect

2. Run command above or:

sudo openconnect SERVERADDR

Oneself