In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OCS Inventory NG on NetBSD. OCS Inventory NG is an open-source asset management and inventory tracking tool that helps organizations manage their hardware and software assets.
Before you begin, make sure you have a NetBSD machine with internet access and root privileges.
The first step is to install the required packages for OCS Inventory NG. Run the following command as root:
pkgin update
pkgin install perl apache php php-mysql mysql-server mysql-client
Next, download OCS Inventory NG from the official website. Run the following command to download the latest release:
cd /tmp
fetch 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 archive with the following command:
tar xzf OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.9.2.tar.gz
Now we are ready to install OCS Inventory NG. Run the following commands one by one:
cd OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.9.2
./setup.sh
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. You will be prompted for the MySQL root password. Enter the password you set during the installation of MySQL server.
Once the installation is complete, start the OCS Inventory NG services with the following commands:
service apache start
service ocsinventory-server start
Now that we have installed OCS Inventory NG, we can access the web interface. Open your preferred web browser and navigate to http://
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OCS Inventory NG on NetBSD. You can now start tracking your hardware and software assets. If you have any questions or encounter any issues, feel free to refer to the official documentation at https://ocsinventory-ng.org.
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