How to Install OpenDS on Linux Mint Latest

OpenDS is an open-source directory server that is designed to be highly scalable and reliable. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install OpenDS on your Linux Mint latest distribution.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following:

• A running instance of Linux Mint latest distribution.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Installing Java

OpenDS requires Java to run. Hence before you proceed, ensure that Java is installed on your system by running the following command:

sudo apt install default-jre

Once the installation is completed, you may verify the Java version installed by running the following command:

java -version

This command will display the installed Java version.

Step 2: Downloading OpenDS

To download OpenDS, follow the below steps:

1. Navigate to the following link: https://opends.java.net/.
2. Download the latest OpenDS zip file.
3. Choose a directory where to save the downloaded .zip file.

Step 3: Installing OpenDS

1. Extract the downloaded file to a directory of your choice as shown below; you can use your preferred command-line tool or extract it via your file manager.

unzip opends-3.0.0.zip -d /path/to/opends_home

Replace /path/to/opends_home with the directory where you want to install OpenDS.

2. Change the directory to the installation directory to access the setup file by running the following command:

cd /path/to/opends_home

3. OpenDS is bundled with a setup tool called "Setup", which we will use to install the server. Run the following command to start the installation:

./setup

4. Select "Express Setup" to install OpenDS with default settings or "Custom Setup" to specify your preferences. We recommend you to choose the "Express Setup" option.

Follow the prompts provided by the Setup tool to complete the installation process.

Step 4: Starting OpenDS

To start OpenDS, run the following command:

/path/to/opends_home/bin/start-ds

To verify if the OpenDS server is up and running, go to any web browser and open http://localhost:8989/admin/ or run the following command:

ldapsearch -h localhost -p 1389 -b "" -s base "(objectclass=*)" 1.1

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and started OpenDS on your Linux Mint latest distribution. You can now use the OpenDS server to manage your directories.

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