Installation information

Installing FortiClient (Linux)

You can install FortiClient (Linux) on the following operating systems:

• Red Hat
• CentOS
• Ubuntu

For supported versions, see Product integration and support.

If upgrading from FortiClient (Linux) 6.0.3 or an earlier version using an RPM package, you must first uninstall any version of FortiClient (Linux) earlier than 6.0.8 from the machine. If upgrading from FortiClient (Linux) 6.0.4 or a later version, you can directly upgrade to FortiClient (Linux) 6.0.8 without first uninstalling the earlier version of FortiClient (Linux).

Installing FortiClient (Linux) from repo.fortinet.com

You can install FortiClient (Linux) from the repository at repo.fortinet.com.

Installing on Red Hat or CentOS

1. Add the repository by using the following command:

   sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo http://repo.fortinet.com/repo/centos/7/os/x86_64/fortinet.repo

2. Install FortiClient by using the following command:

   sudo yum install forticlient

Installing on Ubuntu

1. Install the gpg key by using the following command:

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

2. Do one of the following:
   1. If installing on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, add the following line in /etc/apt/sources.list:

      deb [arch=amd64] http://repo.fortinet.com/repo/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse

   2. If installing on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, add the following line in /etc/apt/sources.list:

      deb [arch=amd64] http://repo.fortinet.com/repo/ubuntu/ bionic multiverse

3. Update package lists by using the following command:

   sudo apt-get update

4. Install FortiClient by using the following command:

   sudo apt install forticlient

Installing FortiClient (Linux) using a downloaded installation file

Installing on Red Hat or CentOS

1. Obtain a FortiClient Linux installation RPM file.
2. In a terminal window, run the following command:

   $ sudo yum install <FortiClient installation rpm file> -y

   <FortiClient installation rpm file> is the full path to the downloaded RPM file.

Installing on Ubuntu

1. Obtain a FortiClient Linux installation deb file.
2. Install FortiClient using the following command:

   $ sudo apt-get install <FortiClient installation deb file>

   <FortiClient installation deb file> is the full path to the downloaded deb file.

Installation folder

FortiClient installation folder is /opt/forticlient.

FortiClient (Linux) saves configurations in /etc/forticlient.

In case there are issues, or to report a bug, FortiClient logs are available in /var/log/forticlient.

Uninstalling FortiClient (Linux)

Use the following procedure to uninstall FortiClient (Linux) from Red Hat or CentOS operating systems.

To uninstall FortiClient:

1. In a terminal window, run the following command:

   $ sudo yum remove forticlient

Use the following procedure to uninstall FortiClient (Linux) from Ubuntu operating systems.

To uninstall FortiClient:

1. In a terminal window, run the following command:

   $ sudo apt-get remove forticlient