OCS Inventory NG is a free and open-source inventory and IT asset management software. It allows you to keep track of all the hardware and software installed on your network, generate reports, and more. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install OCS Inventory NG on POP! OS Latest.
Before starting the installation process, make sure your system meets the following prerequisites:
Before we begin, we need to update the system packages to the latest version.
Open the terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command will update the package lists and upgrade any outdated packages on your system.
OCS Inventory NG requires some packages to be installed on the system. You can install them by running the following command:
sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache-dbi-perl libnet-ip-perl libsoap-lite-perl libio-compress-perl libdbi-perl libxml-simple-perl libarchive-zip-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl libnet-ssleay-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libapache-dbi-perl libdate-manip-perl libhttp-daemon-perl libfile-read-perl libxml-simple-perl libxml-xpath-perl libmail-imapclient-perl
This command will install the required packages for OCS Inventory NG.
Next, we need to download the OCS Inventory NG package. You can download the latest version of OCS Inventory NG by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/OCSInventory-NG/OCSInventory-ocsreports/releases/download/2.7/OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.7.tar.gz
This command will download the OCS Inventory NG package in the tar.gz format.
After downloading the OCS Inventory NG package, we need to extract it. You can extract the package by running the following command:
sudo tar -xzf OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.7.tar.gz -C /opt/
This command will extract the package to the /opt/ directory.
Now, we need to install and configure OCS Inventory NG. You can install and configure it by running the following command:
cd /opt/OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.7/
sudo sh setup.sh
This command will start the installation process of OCS Inventory NG. During the installation process, you will be prompted to enter the database details, such as database name, database user, and database password.
After the installation process is complete, you need to configure the Apache webserver to use OCS Inventory NG. You can configure it by running the following command:
sudo ln -s /opt/OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.7/ocsreports /var/www/html/
This command will create a symlink from the /var/www/html/ directory to the /opt/OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.7/ocsreports directory.
Finally, we need to start the Apache webserver to make OCS Inventory NG accessible over the network. You can start the Apache webserver by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
This command will start the Apache webserver.
Now, you can access OCS Inventory NG by opening a web browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost/ocsreports/
You should see the login page for OCS Inventory NG. You can use the default login credentials to log in:
adminadminAfter logging in, you can start using OCS Inventory NG to manage your network inventory.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install OCS Inventory NG on POP! OS Latest. Once installed, you can use OCS Inventory NG to keep track of all the hardware and software installed on your network, generate reports, and more.
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