How to install GoAccess on OpenSUSE

GoAccess is a powerful and customizable real-time web log analyzer that provides detailed and interactive reports by parsing your logs. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install GoAccess on OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

Before installing GoAccess, make sure that your OpenSUSE system is up-to-date and has the following prerequisites installed:

• wget
• gcc
• make
• ncurses-devel
• glib2-devel

You can install these packages by running the following command:

$ sudo zypper install wget gcc make ncurses-devel glib2-devel

Step 1 - Download GoAccess

First, you need to download the latest GoAccess package from their official website. Run the following command to download the latest package:

$ wget https://tar.goaccess.io/goaccess-1.5.2.tar.gz

Step 2 - Extract GoAccess

Once the download is complete, extract the GoAccess package using the following command:

$ tar -xzvf goaccess-1.5.2.tar.gz

Step 3 - Build and Install GoAccess

Now, navigate to the extracted directory and run the following commands to build and install GoAccess:

$ cd goaccess-1.5.2
$ ./configure --enable-utf8 --enable-geoip=legacy --with-getline --with-openssl
$ make
$ sudo make install

This will configure, build, and install GoAccess on your OpenSUSE system.

Step 4 - Verify Installation

To verify the installation, run the following command:

$ goaccess --version

This command will display the version of GoAccess that you have installed on your system.

Step 5 - Using GoAccess

Now that you have installed GoAccess, you can use it to analyze your web logs. To analyze a log file, simply run the following command:

$ goaccess -f /var/log/access.log

This will analyze the access.log file and display a real-time report on your terminal.

You can also generate a report in HTML or JSON format by running the following command:

$ goaccess -f /var/log/access.log -o report.html --log-format=COMBINED

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and use GoAccess on OpenSUSE. With GoAccess, you can easily analyze your web logs and generate detailed reports.

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