Grafana is an open-source data visualization platform that allows you to create, explore, and share dashboards and panels to represent data in a more intuitive and elegant way. In this tutorial, we'll describe how to install Grafana on Pop! OS Latest.
Before we start, you will need the following:
By default, Pop! OS Latest does not provide a Grafana package in their official repository. So, we need to add the Grafana repository to the system by executing the following command in the terminal:
$ sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://packages.grafana.com/oss/deb stable main"
After running this command, you'll need to add the Grafana repository public key. Run the following commands to fetch and add the key:
$ wget -q -O - https://packages.grafana.com/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
After adding the repository and the key successfully, update the APT package list to include the Grafana package with the following command:
$ sudo apt update
Now, it's time to install Grafana using the command:
$ sudo apt install grafana
The installation process will take some time to download and install the Grafana package along with its required dependencies.
Once Grafana is installed, it is not started automatically. You need to start the Grafana service by typing the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start grafana-server
To make Grafana run automatically at boot time, enable the service with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable grafana-server
To verify that Grafana is running properly, open any web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. If Grafana is running, you will be presented with the login screen.
You can log in with the default credentials:
username: adminpassword: adminAfter logging in, you can start using the Grafana dashboard to visualize your data.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install Grafana on Pop! OS Latest. Now you can explore and visualize your data using Grafana's powerful tools and features.
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