Instructions for editing Cisco Secure Client’s pkg file to remove unwanted components




  1. Download Cisco Secure Client 5.0.00556 from Cisco

    1. Here is a link to the file where we have it stored in our shared Google Drive:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qc4bzU9GYMiR3OLbeCMehm3acpNnZjFn/view?usp=share_link

  2. Double-click it to open the .dmg and reveal the .pkg inside

  3. Drag .pkg to your Desktop

  4. In Terminal type cd ~/Desktop

  5. pkgutil --expand /Volumes/Cisco\ Secure\ Client\ 5.0.00556 

  6. .pkg SecureClientVPN

  7. Open SecureClientVPN folder

  8. Open the Distribution file (I use BBedit)

  9. Delete all components except vpn and DART

  10. pkgutil --flatten AnyConnectVPN /Volumes/Cisco\ Secure\ Client\ 5.0.00556.pkg

  11. Upload final pkg to Jamf Admin