Installing FHEM on Debian Latest

FHEM is a popular home automation software that allows you to automate various tasks in your home. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing FHEM on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• A Debian Latest system
• Root access or sudo privileges
• Internet connectivity

Step 1: Update the system

First, update your Debian Latest system by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install required dependencies

Now, install the required dependencies for FHEM by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2 libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev libc6-bin make nano perl perl-modules screen

Step 3: Download and extract FHEM

Download the FHEM software from the official website - https://fhem.de/fhem.html. You can use the following command to download and extract the software:

wget https://fhem.de/fhem-6.0.tar.gz
tar xzf fhem-6.0.tar.gz

Step 4: Install FHEM

Next, change the directory to the extracted FHEM folder and run the following command to install FHEM:

cd fhem-6.0
sudo ./fhem.pl install

Step 5: Access FHEM

FHEM is now installed on your Debian Latest system. You can access FHEM by pointing your web browser to http://localhost:8083/fhem.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install FHEM on a Debian Latest system. You can now start configuring FHEM to automate tasks in your home.

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