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About the Symantec Single Agent for Linux
- The Symantec Single Agent for Linux lets you use one agent on your Linux client to communicate with Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM).
- You don’t need to install separate agents on your Linux clients to communicate with SEPM. The Single Agent for Linux eliminates the need to perform separate agent installations, upgrades, and workflows to manage the agent.
- The Single Agent for Linux applies the functionality of the SEP Linux 14.3 RU4 and later.
For 14.3 MP1 and earlier: The Linux agent is known as the Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Linux.
For 14.3 RU1 and later: The Linux agent is known as the Symantec Single Agent for Linux.
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║ Release Name ║ Version (build number) ║ Symantec Agent for Linux version (SEPM) ║
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║ 14.3 RU5 ║ 14.3.3068.5000 ║ 14.3.3068.5000 ║
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║ 14.3 RU4 ║ 14.3.2147.4000 ║ 14.3.2147.4000 ║
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║ 14.3 RU3 ║ 14.3.5413.3000 ║ 14.3.202.3000 ║
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║ 14.3 RU2 ║ 14.3.4615.2000 ║ 14.3.96.2000 ║
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║ 14.3 RU1 MP1 ║ 14.3.3580.1100 ║ 14.3.459.1100 ║
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║ 14.3 RU1 ║ 14.3.3384.1000 ║ 14.3.459.1000 ║
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║ 14.3 MP1 ║ 14.3.1148.0100 ║ 14.3.1148.0100 ║
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║ 14.3 ║ 14.3.558.0000 ║ 14.3.558 ║
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║ 14.2 RU2 MP1 ║ 14.2.5587.2100 ║ 14.2.5587 ║
╚══════════════╩════════════════════════╩═════════════════════════════════════════╝Deploy Symantec Endpoint Agents on Linux systems
- You cannot deploy the Linux Agent from Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager remotely.
- Symantec Linux Agent 14.3 RU1 and later cannot run as an unmanaged device. All management tasks must be performed in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager or in the cloud console.
Auto-compile for the Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Linux
For 14.3 MP1 and earlier: The Auto-Protect only functioned when the Linux computer’s operating system ran a supported kernel. Alternately, you can manually compile the Auto-Protect kernel module.
Auto-compile automatically launches during installation if needed. You do not need to take any action to launch auto-compile. If the auto-compile process successfully completes, the terminal window displays the following:
Build Auto-Protect kernel modules from source code successfullyIf the auto-compile process fails, Auto-Protect installs but remains disabled. The terminal window displays a message similar to the following:
Build Auto-Protect kernel modules from source code failed with error: (1,2,3)Linux client graphical user interface
Symantec Agent for Linux 14.3 RU1 and later do not have a graphical user interface.
For 14.3 MP1 and earlier: Your Linux computer includes a graphical user interface (GUI), the Symantec Endpoint Protection for Linux client displays a yellow shield notification area icon on the status tray. The icon provides information about whether the client is connected to a management server and the protection status.
Client install packages for Symantec Agents for Linux
For 14.3 MP1 and later: You can export the Symantec Single Agent for Linux as follows:
The installation package when you’ve exported the Symantec Single Agent for Linux.
For 14.3 MP1 and earlier: You can export the Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Linux for Red Hat base or Debian base.
The installation package when you’ve exported the Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Linux.
Read more: Install Symantec Endpoint Agents for Linux
