Traccar is a free and open source GPS tracking software, which allows you to track your vehicles, employees, family members, and other assets. Traccar provides you with real-time information about the location of your assets, and also offers features like geofencing, reports, and alerts.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Traccar on MX Linux latest version.
Before we begin with the installation of Traccar, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
Traccar requires Java to be installed on your system. To install Java, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt install default-jdk
Once the installation is complete, verify that Java is installed on your system by running the following command:
java -version
You should see the version of Java installed on your system.
To download the latest version of Traccar, visit their official website by clicking here. Click on the "Download" button for the latest version.
Alternatively, you can download Traccar using the following command in your terminal:
wget https://github.com/traccar/traccar/releases/download/v4.14/traccar-linux-64-4.14.zip
This will download the latest version of Traccar to your system.
Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where Traccar is downloaded. Right-click on the downloaded file and select "Extract Here".
Alternatively, you can extract the Traccar archive using the following command in your terminal:
unzip traccar-linux-64-4.14.zip
To run the Traccar server, navigate to the directory where Traccar is extracted. Right-click on the "traccar" file and select "Properties". Under the "Permissions" tab, check the box next to "Allow executing file as program" and click "Close".
Alternatively, you can run the Traccar server using the following command in your terminal:
cd traccar-linux-64-4.14/
sudo chmod +x traccar.run
sudo ./traccar.run
This will start the Traccar server on your system. Once the server is started, you can access the Traccar web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8082.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Traccar on your MX Linux latest version. Traccar is a powerful GPS tracking software that can help you keep track of your assets in real-time. We hope that you found this tutorial helpful. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know in the comments section below.
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