Installing Check Point Client(NSX) in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Installing Check Point Client(NSX) in 

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Hiii all today I'm going to describe how to install Check Point VPN Client on your UNIX machine.

As of build 800007075 Checkpoint no longer support using the Native Client on the command line. This prevents scripting logins, and also requires a heavy desktop when we were able to survive with a headless server. Access is still possible, but only via the “SSL Network Extender“. This is a major pain as it requires X server, Oracle Java, and the FireFox browser to run. Chrome gives this helpful message on the Java website:

Before installing we need to check the prerequisites of the NSX.

Ubuntu 18.0

Let's open Ubuntu terminal and run below commands.

• sudo su 
• apt-get install libnss3-tools
• apt-get install xterm
• apt-get update
• apt-get install libstdc++5:i386 libpam0g:i386 libx11-6:i386
• apt install default-jre            
• apt install openjdk-11-jre-headless
• apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless 
• java -version

libnss3-tools Package

The reason for installing Libnss3-tools package is its Network Security purpose so basically, its contained below tools

* certutil: manages certificate and key databases (cert7.db and key3.db)

* modutil: manages the database of PKCS11 modules (secmod.db)

* pk12util: imports/exports keys and certificates between the cert/key

databases and files in PKCS12 format.

* shlibsign: creates .chk files for use in FIPS mode.

* signtool: creates digitally-signed jar archives containing files and/or

code.

* ssltap: proxy requests for an SSL server and display the contents of

the messages exchanged between the client and the server.

Xterm Package

By definition, Xterm is a terminal emulator for the X Window System

libstdc++5 Package

This package contains an additional runtime library for C++ programs built with the GNU compiler.

ibpam0g Package

Contains the shared library for Linux-PAM, a library that enables the local system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users

libx11-6 Package

This package provides a client interface to the X Window System, otherwise known as 'Xlib'. It provides a complete API for the basic functions of the window system

After all system libraries installed you must install Java on your system otherwise checkpoint client won't be able to install without Java

Then you should go to your checkpoint login site and insert login details so, after successful login, it will popup page and asked to download *install.sh file and run it on the place which you downloaded

after Installation complete close the popup and try to connect once again

then you have to confirm the server security error twice and you should enter root password on XTerm

everything is done…

Finally, it will popup SSL Security certification and hit the Yes button