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Installing the
CylancePROTECT Desktop
agent for
Linux

The agent can be installed directly on each system or through system management software, such as Ansible, SCCM, or cloud-init. When installing the agent, installation parameters are provided to configure some installation settings.
Ensure the target devices meet system requirements and that you have the proper permissions for installing software.
After installing the
CylancePROTECT Desktop
agent on
Linux
devices, make sure to keep the
Linux
drivers updated to support the latest kernels on the systems. Updated driver packages are released regularly and independently from the agent releases. For more information, see Manually update the Linux driver.  

Linux
agent installation package

Starting with agent version 2.1.1590, the
CylancePROTECT Desktop
agent, agent UI, and driver packages are included in one compressed .tgz file.
Debian
package
Component
cylance-protect-driver
Proprietary driver
cylance-protect-open-driver
Open driver
cylance-protect
CylancePROTECT Desktop
agent/service
cylance-protect-ui
CylancePROTECT Desktop
UI
RPM package
Component
CylancePROTECTDriver
Proprietary driver
CylancePROTECTOpenDriver
Open driver
CylancePROTECT
CylancePROTECT Desktop
agent/service
CylancePROTECTUI
CylancePROTECT Desktop
UI