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Install Sophos agent on Linux

Sophos agent

Install the Sophos agent on Linux devices as follows.

  1. Go to My Environment > Installers.

  2. Click Download Linux Server Installer.

    Alternatively, to download the installer from a command line or script, do as follows:

    1. Right-click the installer link and copy the link address.

    2. On the Linux server, at a command prompt or in a script, use wget with the link address:

      wget {Linux installer link}

  3. Run the installer as follows:

    1. Change the file permissions to include “execute”.

      chmod +x SophosSetup.sh

    2. Run the installer.

      ./SophosSetup.sh

      If you are not signed in as root, run the installer with the sudo command.

      sudo ./SophosSetup.sh

Note

Sophos Protection for Linux always installs to /opt/sophos-spl unless you use the --install-dir command to change the installation directory. See Installation directory.

XDR Sensor

The XDR Sensor is only available with an MDR Essentials license.

  1. Go to My Environment > Installers.
  2. In Server, click Download XDR Sensor Linux Server Installer.
  3. Go to the Downloads folder and run the installer.

For more information on the installer command-line options, see Installer command-line options for Linux.