Overview
The Kerio Connect virtual appliance is designed to be used with VMware products. It includes the Debian Linux operating system and Kerio Connect.
A terminal is available to perform the product and operating system updates. You can switch to it by pressing the standard Alt+FX combination (for example, Alt+F2).
Prerequisites
Make sure you have access to Kerio Connect via SSH:
- Boot up the Kerio Connect image.
- Access the console by pressing Enter.
- Enter the root password. The default password is
kerio.
- Select SSH Settings.
- Make sure that SSH is enabled. Otherwise, enable it.
- Save the settings by pressing F8 or Fn+F8 (depending on your OS settings).
Process
- Log in to Kerio Connect via SSH (the IP address is displayed in the VMware console):
ssh root@<IP address>
Note: You can use PuTTy to establish an SSH connection.
- Get the link to the desired Debian package (
*.deb).- Select Kerio Products And Documentation.
- Select Kerio Connect and the desired version. Click Show Files.
- Copy the link to download Kerio Connect - Linux 64bit (DEB):
- Download the package by running the following command:
wget <link to the package>
For example:
wget http://cdn.kerio.com/dwn/connect/connect-9.2.11-4847/kerio-connect-9.2.11-4847-linux-amd64.deb
- Use the following command to upgrade Kerio Connect:
# dpkg -i <installation_file_name.deb>
- To update Debian Linux packages, run the following command:
apt-get upgrade - To upgrade Linux distro from Debian 8 to Debian 9:
- Replace Jessie Sources list by Stretch (CTRL+O to write the changes):
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
- Stop the Kerio Connect service.
- Upgrade distro kernel and related packages:
apt-get dist-upgrade - Reboot the VM:
reboot - Restart the host machine/PC to propagate the settings fully.
- Confirm the new Linux version is displayed in the GRUB menu and Kerio Connect Dashboard.
- Replace Jessie Sources list by Stretch (CTRL+O to write the changes):