How To Install gp-saml-gui on Debian 12

Learn how to install gp-saml-gui on Debian 12 with this tutorial. gp-saml-gui is login to a GlobalProtect VPN that uses SAML authentication

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gp-saml-gui on Debian 12.

What is gp-saml-gui

gp-saml-gui is:

Helper script to allow you to interactively login to a GlobalProtect VPN that uses SAML authentication, so that you can subsequently connect with OpenConnect application.

There are three methods to install gp-saml-gui on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gp-saml-gui Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gp-saml-gui using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gp-saml-gui

Install gp-saml-gui Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gp-saml-gui using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gp-saml-gui

Install gp-saml-gui Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gp-saml-gui using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gp-saml-gui

How To Uninstall gp-saml-gui on Debian 12

To uninstall only the gp-saml-gui package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gp-saml-gui

Uninstall gp-saml-gui And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gp-saml-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gp-saml-gui

Remove gp-saml-gui Configurations and Data

To remove gp-saml-gui configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gp-saml-gui

Remove gp-saml-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gp-saml-gui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gp-saml-gui

Dependencies

gp-saml-gui have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gp-saml-gui package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.