Checkmk is an easy to use monitoring solution that provides real-time insights to your infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Checkmk on Elementary OS.
Before we install Checkmk, we need to ensure that Elementary OS is up to date by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Checkmk requires several dependencies to be installed. We will install these prerequisites by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install xinetd libapache2-mod-fcgid libapache2-mod-php libapache2-mod-wsgi libapache2-mod-python libapache2-mod-perl2 rrdtool snmp smbclient fping
Now that the prerequisites are installed, we can download the Checkmk package from their website by running the following command:
wget -O check-mk-raw-1.6.0p16_0.xenial_amd64.deb https://files.checkmk.com/1.6.0p16/check-mk-raw-1.6.0p16_0.xenial_amd64.deb
Keep in mind that the version number may vary.
Once the file has downloaded, you can install Checkmk by running the following command:
sudo dpkg -i check-mk-raw-1.6.0p16_0.xenial_amd64.deb
Make sure to replace the package name if you downloaded a different version.
Finally, we can confirm that Checkmk is installed correctly by accessing the web interface. In your browser, navigate to http://localhost/check_mk/ and you should be greeted with the Checkmk login screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Checkmk on Elementary OS.
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