How to Install FOG on Debian

FOG is a free, open-source computer imaging solution for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It allows system administrators to deploy, manage, and maintain computer systems over a network. In this tutorial, we'll cover the installation of FOG on Debian Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure that your Debian system is up-to-date with the latest software updates. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Next, install the required dependencies for FOG by running the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 php php-gd php-ldap php-curl php-mbstring php-cli php-json tftp-hpa inetutils-inetd nfs-kernel-server

Downloading FOG

To download the latest version of FOG, navigate to the official website at https://www.fogproject.org/download/ and download the appropriate version for your Debian system.

Once the download is complete, extract the files to a directory of your choosing. In this tutorial, we'll extract the files to /opt/fog/.

sudo mkdir /opt/fog
sudo tar zxvf fogproject-x.x.x.tar.gz -C /opt/fog/

Installing FOG

Now that the FOG files are extracted, we can proceed with the installation. Change your working directory to /opt/fog/bin/ and run the installer script.

cd /opt/fog/bin/
sudo ./installfog.sh

The installation script will ask a series of questions to configure FOG. Here are the recommended settings:

• Choose option 1 to install FOG.
• Enter the IP address of your FOG server (or leave the default).
• Enter the server name (or leave the default).
• Choose option 1 to use the default database, or option 2 to specify your own database credentials.
• Choose option Y to install the FOG management console.

After the installation process is complete, you can access the FOG management console by navigating to http://<your-fog-server>/fog/management/.

Configuring FOG

Before you can start using FOG to manage computers, you'll need to configure some settings. Here are the recommended settings:

1. Log into the FOG management console with the default username (fog) and password (password).
2. Navigate to Fog Configuration -> FOG Settings.
3. Modify the following settings:

• FOG_TFTP_PXE_KERNEL: Set this to bzImage.
• FOG_TFTP_PXE_KERNEL_32: Set this to bzImage32.
• FOG_WEB_HOST: Set this to the IP address or hostname of your FOG server.
• FOG_WEB_ROOT: Set this to /fog/.

4. Save your changes.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install FOG on Debian Linux. Now that FOG is installed and configured, you can start using it to deploy, manage, and maintain your computer systems.

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