How to Connect to VPN using Ubuntu 24

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Question

How do I connect to VPN using Ubuntu 24?

Answer

Install VPN

  1. Login to the VPN website at UM VPN Service.  You can use the **Generic group on that page and click Login.  After authenticating, there will be a download link for the Linux installer for Cisco Secure Client, as well as a button for installation instructions.
  2. Install the program using the installation instructions.

 
INSTALL WebKit 2 for GTK
These steps are necessary on ubuntu 24 because Cisco Secure Client is built to use an older version of the WebKit 2 library to interact with the World Wide Web.

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources.
  3. Locate the URIs section ending 'archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu'.
  4. Modify the Suites line by adding the 'jammy' suite to the start of the list, like 'Suites: jammy noble-updates noble-backports'.
  5. Locate the URIs section ending 'security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu'.
  6. Modify the Suites line by adding the 'jammy-security' suite to the start of the list, like 'Suites: jammy-security noble-security'.
  7. To save the changes to the file, press Ctrl-X, then answer 'Y' to save the file and exit the Nano editor.
  8. Run sudo apt update. If there are any warnings, ignore them.
  9. Run sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37.
  10. Run sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources.
  11. Remove the additions you made in the previous steps (i.e. remove the 'jammy' and 'jammy-security' entries).
  12. To save the changes to the file, press Ctrl-X, then answer 'Y' to save the file and exit the Nano editor.
  13. Run sudo apt update.

 

Connect to the VPN

  1. Open Cisco Secure Client.
  2. In the form field, type or select vpn1.missouri.edu.
  3. Click the Connect button.
  4. In the Group drop-down menu, choose:
    Students: **Generic
    Faculty/Staff: *Employee
  5. You will be redirected to the Microsoft Sign in page.
  6. Enter your University email login address (username@umsystem.edu)
  7. Enter your password
  8. Complete the Two Factor Authentication (Text code or Authenticator App request/code)
  9. You are now connected to university VPN.

 

For Additional Assistance

Please call the IT Help Desk at 573-882-5000, email at techsupport@missouri.edu, or you may select Live Chat! (Contact Us section) on the Division of IT Client Portal. 

 

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