Ubuntu equivalent of the Cisco Anyconnect vpn client

Question

Is there a Debian/Ubuntu equivalent package of the Cisco Anyconnect vpn client? If so then how do I install and use it?

Answer 1

There is a package called openconnect which does the job. To install it:

sudo apt-get install openconnect vpnc

and to run it, so that you can access the restricted network (eg through your browser):

sudo openconnect vpn.hostname.com

and enter the username and password when prompted on the command line. Or to input them automatically all in one go:

echo 'the!!password' | sudo openconnect -u 'the!!username' --passwd-on-stdin vpn.hostname.com

To send the script to the background so that you can continue using the command line:

Ctrlz

then

bg

(for background).