How to Install GoAccess on Elementary OS

GoAccess is an open source real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install GoAccess on your Elementary OS latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to ensure that the following requirements are met:

• You have Elementary OS latest installed on your system.
• You have sudo or root access to your system.

Installation Steps

To install GoAccess on Elementary OS latest, you can follow the steps below:

1. Update the package list.

   sudo apt-get update
   

2. Install the required dependencies.

   sudo apt-get install libncursesw5-dev libglib2.0-dev zlib1g-dev
   

3. Download the latest version of GoAccess.

   wget https://tar.goaccess.io/goaccess-1.5.1.tar.gz
   

4. Extract the downloaded archive.

   tar -xzf goaccess-1.5.1.tar.gz
   

5. Navigate to the extracted directory.

   cd goaccess-1.5.1/
   

6. Configure the installation.

   ./configure --enable-utf8 --enable-geoip=legacy
   

7. Compile the package.

   make
   

8. Install the package.

   sudo make install
   

9. Verify the installation.

   goaccess --version
   

   If the installation was successful, you should see the version number displayed on the screen.

Conclusion

With GoAccess installed, you can now analyze and monitor your web server logs in real-time. GoAccess offers interactive and customizable reporting options to provide you with valuable insights into your website's traffic.

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