i need to isntall anyconnect to be able to connect to gitlab for my work but when i did, i keep getting this error
you are missing the required library for authentification method you requested
anyone encountered this issue? any ideas how to solve it? i found a tip to install sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk but it did not work.
any help appreciated
Try installing openconnect.
$ pacman -Si openconnect
Repository : extra
Name : openconnect
Version : 1:9.12-1
Description : Open client for Cisco AnyConnect VPN
Architecture : x86_64
URL : https://www.infradead.org/openconnect/
Licenses : LGPL2.1
Groups : None
Provides : libopenconnect.so=5-64
Depends On : libxml2 gnutls libproxy vpnc krb5 lz4 pcsclite stoken tpm2-tss oath-toolkit libproxy
libp11-kit xdg-utils libstoken.so=1-64 libtss2-esys.so=0-64 libtss2-mu.so=0-64
libtss2-tctildr.so=0-64 libxml2.so=2-64 libproxy.so=1-64 libhogweed.so=6-64 libp11-kit.so=0-64
libpskc.so=0-64 libgssapi_krb5.so=2-64 libpcsclite.so=1-64
Optional Deps : python: tncc-wrapper
Conflicts With : None
Replaces : None
Download Size : 866.81 KiB
Installed Size : 3899.11 KiB
Packager : Antonio Rojas <arojas@archlinux.org>
Build Date : Fri May 26 00:44:17 2023
Validated By : MD5 Sum SHA-256 Sum Signature
Perhaps you will need networkmanager-openconnect too.
More info: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/OpenConnect
openconnect i have also… this is what i try…
confusing… 
Please refer to the wiki article I posted above.
According to it, you would need to use sudo ...
mmm… no… there is something with the SSO single sign-on (SSO) as described in the doc, but i dont really know what I am doing wrong…
it should somehow open a web browser and allow to authenticate… but it just does not happen 
There is this [SOLVED] thread on Arch’s forum about the same issue.
There is a suggestion at the end of the thread to install one or another package from AUR to make this work.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=277082
HTH!
well… i have installed this git package https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/networkmanager-openconnect-useragent-git no progress… it still doesnt even pop up the web window where i could insert my credentials, which is something the guy in the threat at least managed to have by default…
I mean - is there something extra i need to do after installing it? some configuration or whatever? connection to firefox browser? Still this annoying error with sso and i am completely stuck …
hmm… so the workaround with python venv described in the thread works but it is very very very unwieldy.
basically i need to activate venv everytime + run a command to open sso window, then put the credentials, confirm two factor on mobile add sudo password and yes… i am connected.
uufff…
to make it even worse, when i disconnect from the vpn, basically all my connections stop working so i need to reload/restart then (either wifi of cable).
this is obviously pretty bad and extremely anoying and if i dont find a better solution, i will probably be forced to switch to an OS where this vpn crap just works, since i have to use it all the time…
i hate cisco so much, its overengineered garbage… you should install windows in a virtual machine, then you can copy the files with ssh or something
i solved it by installing sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk
You should be able to use openconnect, without the Cisco client, to connect.
sudo openconnect --protocol=anyconnect ip.to.connect.to -u user --servercert pin-sha256:thisPin -s ‘vpn-slice internal.ip.to.slice.x/xx’
The pin should be revealed, when you try to connect the first time. The password for the server will be ask during connection.
I had this issue and was able to solve it with downgrading libxml2 until that recently broke another library. I went searching and was able to get a solution using openconnect, sharing this here for anyone else who might need it. (I also asked my University’s IT to forward this to Cisco, hopefully that gets a fix out for everyone else)
My solution using OpenConnect in KDE Plasma:
networkmanager-openconnect (via yay -S)