FHEM is a Home Automation System for Linux. It allows the user to automate and control different devices and services at home. In this tutorial, we will install FHEM on MXLinux Latest.
Before installing FHEM on MXLinux, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
To install FHEM on MXLinux, follow the steps below:
Open a terminal window.
Update the system by running the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git build-essential libdevice-serialport-perl libcrypt-openssl-rsa-perl libio-socket-inet6-perl libwww-perl libjson-perl
git clone https://github.com/fhem/fhem.git
cd fhem
sudo ./install.sh
Wait for the installation process to complete. It may take a few minutes.
Once the installation is completed, start FHEM by running the following command:
sudo /etc/init.d/fhem start
To access FHEM, open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8083/fhem/
. You should be able to see the FHEM web interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed FHEM on MXLinux Latest. Start exploring FHEM by adding devices and services and automating your home.
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