Global Protect new Linux UI

[hshawn]

I have the GP Linux CLI client working without any issues, however I wanted to test the UI client that just came out (5.1.0) Does anyone know how to actually use this? The PAN documentation has not been updated to mention this new version or the Linux UI yet. Installing it goes fine but I do not see anything installed to my desktop and when attempting to launch it from a command shell all I see is:

"Unable to run GlobalProtect CLI while GlobalProtect UI is running. Please consider installing the CLI only install package."

Which is great... but how do I find and launch the UI from my desktop? *confused*

[VTQNetwork]

OK, I've installed sert with a cli command globalprotect import-certificate --location /home/cert.p12 and it works now 🙂

Anyway, troubleshooting methods would be appreciated.

I have no idea where is my CA cert installed.

[gfowler]

I'm running Ubuntu 19.10.

The GUI runs..  but, depending on the day, there are between 3 and 10 copies in the tray..  one process for each..  I have to click through each one as only one actually works.  All others ask to enter a portal address.

Any clue how to get it to only start one ?

[Joshua_Blair]

@gfowlerI have the same multiple copies in the tray issue. I'm using Kubuntu 19.10 and see that. I just toggled a setting in KDE to not restore my previous session to see if that'll help. I'll be rebooting in a little bit to test the theory out.

[dougwickle]

I've run into this issue as well.  I haven't figured out what's causing it yet but I'm sure replacing the startup command with an strace command will shine a light on that.  The quick and dirty fix for this is to create a shell script that runs the following:

ps aux | grep PanGPU[I] | grep -v '-session ' | xargs kill

This will basically kill off any PanGUI process that isn't tied to your desktop session.

[gfowler]

So far, I've found two solutions.

1.  Disable Session Restore completely.  The core problem appears to be with the previous PanGPUI sessions being restored.  But every time you reboot, an additional session is added.  Thus the first boot gives one PanGPUI.. the second reboot gives two and so on..

OR 

2.  Exclude PanGPUI from session restore.

additionally, adding "X-KDE-autostart-phase=2" to the autostart file for PanGPUI appears have positive effects as well..  For me, this was installed under /etc/xdg/autostart/

Searching the apps button for 'session' yields Desktop Session app.   Opening that gives me the options to "start with an empty session", as well as the "Applications to be excluded from sessions" text field (add PanGPUI)