If you update your Linux-based operating system to a major version, you may be required to uninstall the agent software. The uninstall command required to uninstall the Endpoint Security Agent (HX) software version on your Linux endpoint is determined by the file type you used to install the agent software on your Linux endpoint. See Uninstalling Linux agent software for more information.
When you are ready to reinstall the agent software on your endpoint, use the .rpm or .deb file that is compatible with your Linux operating system version. See Installing the agent installation package for more information.
Important
The .rpm or .deb file you use to install the agent software on your Linux endpoints must be compatible with your Linux operating system. For example, if your Linux endpoints are currently running RHEL version 6.8, you must use the xagt-[xAgent version]-1.el6.x86_64.rpm file to install the agent software. If your Linux endpoints are running RHEL version 7.3, you must use the xagt-[xAgent version]-1.el7.x86_64.rpm file to install the agent software.
Endpoint Security Agent (HX) version 28 deprecated the Linux agent runscript installation package. All new agent software installations on supported RHEL and CentOS versions should use the compatible RPM package provided.