My initial issue was resolved by this solution: https://community.pulsesecure.net/t5/Pulse-Desktop-Clients/Unable-to-install-on-Ubuntu-18-04-PopOS/m-p/41077/highlight/true#M1087 Then after running the final command from the above post, this is the output (Reading database ... 319329 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack pulse-fixed.deb ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/pulse.prerm: line 216: [: =: unary operator expected
/var/lib/dpkg/info/pulse.prerm: line 218: [: =: unary operator expected
Do you want to clean up the configuration? [Yy/Nn] y
Unpacking pulse (9.1R2-69) over (9.1R2-69) ...
Setting up pulse (9.1R2-69) ... Pulse Secure is now listed as a program in my computer. However, when trying to open, there is no response from the program (i.e. there is no GUI that appears.) What are the next steps for opening Pulse Secure?
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