Just in case you do want the Ciso Anyconnect client working take a look at this blog. Just disable the Firefox Iced Tea web plugin and go to your VPN site. Have Ubuntu download the VPN installer and run the shell script. In my case Cisco Anyconnect VPN client was installed and available under the Internet section and works fine. Nov 01, 2014 OpenConnect is a client for Cisco’s AnyConnect VPN. It is free software, and is released under the GNU LGPL v2.1. Getting connected to an AnyConnect VPN is easy with OpenConnect and the TUN/TAP kernel module that is built into the Linux kernel. First run command below to active th TUN module: sudo /sbin/modprobe tun. Install OpenConnect.
Cisco AnyConnect VPN in Linux (Ubuntu 19.10) Hojjat. These directions outline the process of installing the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Diagnostic And Reporting Tool (DART) for Linux. The AnyConnect Mobility Client package must be installed first, followed by DART. Cisco AnyConnect can be installed through the Graphic User Interface (GUI) or Command Line (CLI).
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AnyConnect Support for Linux
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.0 supports the following versions of Linux operating system:
- Red Hat 6 (64-bit)


- Ubuntu 12.x (64-bit)
***The AnyConnect GUI is not supported on all Linux distributions. When the GUI is supported, it's appearance is the same as the AnyConnect version 2.5 GUI.
Linux Requirements
Cisco Anyconnect For Ubuntu 16.04
- x86 instruction set.
- 64-bit processor.
- 32 MB RAM.
- 20 MB hard disk space.
- Superuser privileges are required for installation.
- libstdc++ users must have libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4) or higher, but below version 4.
- Java 5 (1.5) or later. The only version that works for web installation is Sun Java. You must install Sun Java and configure your browser to use that instead of the default package.
- zlib - to support SSL deflate compression
- xterm - only required if you're doing initial deployment of AnyConnect via Weblaunch from ASA clientless portal.
- gtk 2.0.0. .
- gdk 2.0.0.
- libpango 1.0.
- iptables 1.2.7a or later.
- tun module supplied with kernel 2.4.21 or 2.6.
AnyConnect Installation Instructions for Linux

Cisco Anyconnect For Ubuntu 20.04
- Go to https://ramsvpn.vcu.edu and login using your VCU eID and password, and preferred DUO two factor authentication method.
- Click the AnyConnect VPN link to download the installer file.
- Save the AnyConnect installer package to your local computer.
- Find the file downloaded named vpnsetup.sh.
To run the shell executable file named vpnsetup.sh: Open a terminal window and change directories to the directory where vpnsetup.sh is saved, and then type:
sudo sh vpnsetup.sh
- Open AnyConnect. Enter ramsvpn.vcu.edu in the connection bar. Enter your eID and password. Second Password depends on your preferred 2nd factor authentication option (see Authentication Options). Click “Connect”.
- Click “Accept”.
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ATTENTION:
Cisco Anyconnect For Ubuntu Download
There are known issues with the Cisco AnyConnect client on various Linux distros. Yosemite supported macs. For this reason, we suggest using OpenConnect for Linux. OpenConnect is free and open source SSL VPN client software initially created to support Cisco's AnyConnect SSL VPN.
