Get the pulse client you need (32 vs. 64 bit) https://ftp.binghamton.edu/files/linux/VPN/ Download the file to your source directory.
Open two erminal windows.
Go into the first window and ...
When you sudo su - it will ask for the password you use to login to your desktop...
It will make you root # (the super user) which will make doing the commands much easier.
Given the file you downloaded ...
sudo su - yum install pulse-9.0R3.i386.rpm yum install pulse-9.0R3.x86_64.rpm dpkg -i pulse-9.0R3.i386.deb dpkg -i pulse-9.0R3.x86_64.deb
The pulse s/w should be in: /usr/local/pulse
cd /usr/local/pulse ls -1 PulseClient* (use what is returned below) ./PulseClient_x86_64.sh install_dependency_packages follow the instructions install the packages.
To start pulse ...
/usr/local/pulse/PulseClient_x86_64.sh -h ssl.binghamton.edu -u <your username> -r "PODS Domain Users" -U ssl.binghamton.edu
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Go into the second terminal
sudo su - ip addr
You should see near the bottom of what is returned : 128.226.15.some number. If you do then it worked.
To logout as root hold down the Ctrl key and hit d (Ctrl-d)