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MG4
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FortiClient 7.4.x on Debian

Hello everyone,

 

While upgrading FortiClients on Debian-based machines, I encountered a problem that I would like to share with you here to find possible solutions or workarounds.

In the official Fortinet documentation for FortiClient version 7.4 for Linux-based systems (https://docs.fortinet.com/document/forticlient/7.4.2/linux-release-notes/213138/install-forticlient-...), the following command is given to add the GPG key for installation on Debian-based systems:

wget -O - https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.4/debian/DEB-GPG-KEY | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/repo.fortinet.com.gpg
When execute the following error is shown:
Connection established to repo.fortinet.com (repo.fortinet.com)|208.91.114.61|:443 ... connected.
HTTP request sent, waiting for response ... 404 Not Found

 

On Fortinet's official download page for version 7.4 (https://www.fortinet.com/support/product-downloads/linux ), Debian-based distributions are not shown. There is no clear information or available files for Debian in this version.

 

Questions that arise:

Has support for Debian-based systems actually been dropped in version 7.4, although it is mentioned in the documentation?
Is the documentation possibly incorrect or outdated?
Are there alternative ways to update to FortiClient 7.4 on Debian-based machines, or do we have to stay at older versions?

1 Solution
AEK
SuperUser
SuperUser

Hi MG4

You are right, the release notes doc seems not correct for Debian repo.

Can you try the following repo? It is FCT 7.4 for Ubuntu which I think should be compatible with Debian.

https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.4/ubuntu22/DEB-GPG-KEY

 

AEK

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AEK
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AEK
SuperUser
SuperUser

Hi MG4

You are right, the release notes doc seems not correct for Debian repo.

Can you try the following repo? It is FCT 7.4 for Ubuntu which I think should be compatible with Debian.

https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/forticlient/7.4/ubuntu22/DEB-GPG-KEY

 

AEK
AEK
MG4
New Contributor II

Thank you for your answer. Yes, it seems like that Debian isn't a supported Linux version for FortiClient. I had a separate Ticket open parallel to this post and the Fortinet Support confirmed it.

 

"Currently, Debian is not included in the list of supported Linux distributions for FortiClient.
You can review the supported Linux versions at the link below:
FortiClient Linux Supported Versions

"

AEK

Thanks for sharing.

Just in case you test the Ubuntu package on your Debian then please keep us informed.

AEK
AEK
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