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== [Gemini capsule] * ============ [ 2022-08-31 ] ==

Opensource Fortinet client for Linux

There is a services called Fortinet, it is usually been used inside corporate networks and projects who needs private VPN for employees

Problem

There is now good GUI client for Linux, official client is trial based and will stop work after trial period.

Official terminal based client is no good too, very unusable

Cannot see connection status

Solution

Here is a project called

OpenfortGUI

QT based

Terminal based openfortvpn

Compile from source code


git clone https://github.com/theinvisible/openfortigui


git submodule init && git submodule update


cd openfortigui


git submodule init && git submodule update


qmake openfortigui-project.pro -spec linux-g++ CONFIG+=debug CONFIG+=qml_debug && /usr/bin/make -j4


sudo dnf install qt5-qtbase-devel openssl-devel qtkeychain-qt5-devel -y


qmake && make -j4


/usr/lib64/qt5/bin/qmake && make -j4

Install


sudo cp openfortigui/app-entry/openfortigui.png /usr/share/pixmaps


sudo cp openfortigui/app-entry/openfortigui.desktop /usr/share/applications


sudo cp openfortigui/openfortigui /usr/bin/

Usage


sudo openfortigui

References

https://github.com/theinvisible/openfortigui

https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn

https://hadler.me/linux/openfortigui/

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