How To Install FortiClient on Ubuntu 24.04

A quick guide on how to install FortiClient VPN on Ubuntu 24.04 by resolving the necessary dependencies.

Francesco Pastore
2 min readJul 29, 2024

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A new version of Ubuntu has been released, with new features and functionality. However, as is usually the case, some packages may not be fully compatible with the new version.

In this article, we will see how to install FortiClient on Ubuntu 24.04 by fixing all the necessary dependencies.

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1. Installing the required dependencies

To install Forticlient you need the libappindicator1 and libdsmenu packages, both of which are deprecated and no longer available directly with apt.

The easiest way to install these packages is to download them manually from the official Debian repository.

Below I leave you two ways to do this: the first is through an automated script for amd64, while the second allows you to customize the process and can be done for any architecture.

Option 1: Script

This script can be run on any amd64 system and automatically installs the two packages required by FortiClient.

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Francesco Pastore

An engineering student in Milan and a web developer for an IT company. Write about programming and cybersecurity topics.