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Upgrade Linux Clients Without Uninstalling and Reinstalling

Overview​

This article explains how to upgrade the Endpoint Protector client on Linux without performing a full uninstall and reinstall. The steps below allow you to upgrade the client while preserving configuration variables from the previous build.

Instructions​

  1. Copy the new Endpoint Protector client installer to the Linux machine.

  2. Open a Terminal window.

  3. Export the variables from the options.ini file from the older build:

    export EPPCLIENT_WS_SERVER=ip.of.the.server
    export EPPCLIENT_WS_PORT=443
    export EPPCLIENT_DEPARTMENT_CODE=defdep

  4. Unpack the archive:

    tar xvf [Filename.tar.xz]

  5. From the unpacked directory of the newer build, run:

    sudo -E apt install ./pkgs/*.deb

  6. Open Endpoint Protector Notifier and confirm that the Endpoint Protector client was upgraded.