Cockpit is a web-based user interface that enables you to monitor and manage multiple Linux servers from a single web-based interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Cockpit on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before installing any software package, it is always recommended to update your operating system to the latest version. To update your OpenSUSE Latest system, open Terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper update
Enter your password when prompted and wait for the update process to complete.
Cockpit is available in the official repositories of OpenSUSE Latest. To install it, open Terminal and run the following command:
sudo zypper install cockpit
Enter your password when prompted and wait for the installation process to finish.
After installation, start and enable the Cockpit service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket
sudo systemctl enable --now cockpit.service
Cockpit uses HTTPS to secure web traffic, by default. To access the Cockpit web interface, open your web browser and enter the following URL:
https://localhost:9090/
If you want to access Cockpit from a remote system, you will need to open port 9090 on your firewall.
To login to Cockpit, use the username and password of the user account that you used to log in to your Linux system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cockpit on your OpenSUSE system. You can now use it to manage your Linux servers from a web-based interface.
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