In this tutorial, we will be installing OCS Inventory NG on EndeavourOS. OCS Inventory NG is an open-source computer inventory and package deployment system. It is a great tool for system administrators who need to maintain a large number of client machines running different operating systems.
Before we start the installation process, you will need the following:
First, we need to ensure that our system has all the required packages installed. Open the terminal and execute the following command to update your package list:
sudo pacman -Syu
Once the update is complete, install the required packages using the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache mariadb mariadb-clients php php-apache php-gd php-ldap php-mysql php-snmp
This will install Apache, MariaDB, and all the required PHP packages.
Now that the required packages are installed, we can proceed with the installation of OCS Inventory NG. Download the latest version of OCS Inventory NG from the official website using the following command:
wget https://github.com/OCSInventory-NG/OCSInventory-ocsreports/releases/download/2.9.2/OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.9.2.tar.gz
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xzf OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.9.2.tar.gz
This will create a new directory named OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.9.2. Change the directory to the newly created directory:
cd OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.9.2
Next, run the following command to install OCS Inventory NG:
sudo ./setup.sh
This will start the installation process. Follow the instructions on the screen and provide the necessary information when prompted.
After the installation is complete, we need to configure OCS Inventory NG. Open the Apache configuration file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Add the following lines at the end of the file:
Alias /ocsreports "/usr/share/ocsinventory-reports/ocsreports/"
<Directory "/usr/share/ocsinventory-reports/ocsreports/">
AllowOverride All
Options FollowSymLinks
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Next, restart the Apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Now, open the OCS Inventory NG configuration file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/ocsinventory-reports.conf
Update the following lines:
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_HTTP_HOME /usr/share/ocsinventory-reports/ocsreports
PerlSetEnv OCS_OPT_SCHEDULER_DATA /var/lib/ocsinventory-reports
Save and close the file.
Restart the Apache service once again:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Next, we need to configure MariaDB. Open the MariaDB configuration file using your preferred text editor:
sudo nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Add the following lines at the end of the file:
[mysqld]
max_allowed_packet = 16M
[mysqldump]
max_allowed_packet = 16M
Save and close the file.
Now, start the MariaDB service:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Next, run the following command to secure MariaDB:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the instructions on the screen and provide the necessary information when prompted.
Finally, we can access the OCS Inventory NG web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/ocsreports/.
Enter the default username and password:
adminadminYou will be prompted to change the password for the admin account.
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install OCS Inventory NG on EndeavourOS. We have also shown how to configure Apache, MariaDB, and OCS Inventory NG. We hope that this tutorial has been helpful to you.
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