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Installing FortiClient (Linux) from repo.fortinet.com

Installing FortiClient (Linux) from repo.fortinet.com

To install on Red Hat or CentOS:
  1. Add the repository:

    sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/centos/8/os/x86_64/fortinet.repo

  2. Install FortiClient:

    sudo yum install forticlient

To install on Fedora:
  1. Add the repository:

    sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/centos/8/os/x86_64/fortinet.repo

  2. Install FortiClient:

    sudo yum install forticlient

To install on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS:
  1. Install the gpg key:

    wget -O - https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/ubuntu/DEB-GPG-KEY | sudo apt-key add -

  2. Add the following line in /etc/apt/sources.list:

    deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/ubuntu/ /stable multiverse

  3. Update package lists:

    sudo apt-get update

  4. Install FortiClient:

    sudo apt install forticlient

To install on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Debian:
  1. Install the gpg key:

    wget -O - https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/debian/DEB-GPG-KEY | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/repo.fortinet.com.gpg

  2. Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/repo.fortinet.com.list with the following content:

    deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/repo.fortinet.com.gpg] https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/debian/ stable non-free

  3. Update package lists:

    sudo apt-get update

  4. Install FortiClient:

    sudo apt install forticlient

Installing FortiClient (Linux) from repo.fortinet.com

To install on Red Hat or CentOS:
  1. Add the repository:

    sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/centos/8/os/x86_64/fortinet.repo

  2. Install FortiClient:

    sudo yum install forticlient

To install on Fedora:
  1. Add the repository:

    sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/centos/8/os/x86_64/fortinet.repo

  2. Install FortiClient:

    sudo yum install forticlient

To install on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS:
  1. Install the gpg key:

    wget -O - https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/ubuntu/DEB-GPG-KEY | sudo apt-key add -

  2. Add the following line in /etc/apt/sources.list:

    deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/ubuntu/ /stable multiverse

  3. Update package lists:

    sudo apt-get update

  4. Install FortiClient:

    sudo apt install forticlient

To install on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Debian:
  1. Install the gpg key:

    wget -O - https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/debian/DEB-GPG-KEY | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/repo.fortinet.com.gpg

  2. Create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/repo.fortinet.com.list with the following content:

    deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/repo.fortinet.com.gpg] https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.2/debian/ stable non-free

  3. Update package lists:

    sudo apt-get update

  4. Install FortiClient:

    sudo apt install forticlient