Step 1
Download the Linux Defender ATP Onboarding Package. You will be prompted to login with your IdentiKey username and password.
Step 2
Open a terminal window and navigate to the download location (e.g. ‘cd ~/Downloads’)
Step 3
Unzip the LinuxDefenderATPOnboardingPackage.zip file
Step 4
Change the permissions to allow the package contents to execute:
chmod 755 mde_installer.sh MicrosoftDefenderATPOnboardingLinux.py
Step 5
Run the installer script along with the onboarding specifications:
sudo ./mde_installer.sh -i -o MicrosoftDefenderATPOnboardingLinux.py
Step 6
Ensure real time protection is enabled:
sudo mdatp config real-time-protection --value enabled