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Upgrade Threat Prevention on standalone Linux systems

  • Published on Oct 6, 2026
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Upgrade the software from McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.2 or 2.0.x or Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) for LinuxThreat Prevention 10.2.x, 10.5.x, 10.6.x, 10.7.x.

Before you begin

Make sure that your system is running with a supported version that you can upgrade.

Task

  1. Log on to the system as a user with administrator rights.
  2. Download McAfeeTP-<version_number>-<build_number>-Release-standalone.tar.gz to a temporary directory on your computer.
  3. Extract the package.
    tar -zxvf McAfeeTP-<version_number>-<build_number>-Release-standalone.tar.gz
  4. Run the command from the directory where you downloaded the software.
    ./install-mfetp.sh

    Note

    To upgrade the software from the previous versions, you must use the ./install-mfetp.sh script.